encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
aimlessly; without a goal
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
entire world; whole world; world stage
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
through a (computer, etc.) screen
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
while being out of the office or away from home
quilt coverlet for a kotatsu; kotatsu quilt
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den
as a child; when one was a child
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
kitchen; financial situation
flood of emotions; many thoughts
to show one's affection; to express one's love
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
excited condition; excited state
unable to resist; unable to suppress
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)