being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
nostrils; wings of the nose
about; concerning; related to; -ish
act of mercy; helping another person
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
endurance; perseverance; patience
threshold; breaking point
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
one more time; once more; once again
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom); euagaric fungus (in grocery stores, usu. refers to cultivated field mushrooms, etc.)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool