accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
with bright almond eyes; eyes wide open; nonchalantly
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
maintenance; preservation; improvement
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
uninteresting; boring; not amusing; not fun
composed expression; clear face
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to blush; to have flushed cheeks
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)