easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
funny story; funny anecdote
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
at all times; day in, day out; constantly; always
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
to be a matter of life or death
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
dustballs; cotton dust; fluff; flecks of fibre (fiber)
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
one day; (on) a certain day
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
engagement; business; affair; use; need
to care for someone; to look after someone
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to rain heavily; to be raining cats and dogs
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another