smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
this and that; one thing and another
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
university student; college student
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
to lie deep in; to extend far back
two persons; two people; pair; couple
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
bank; banking institution
company director; board member
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
major subject; special study
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to talk; to chat; to chatter
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal