better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
in person; personally; directly
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
fever (state of excitement)
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
loser; defeated person; the defeated
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
cold reception; unwelcoming treatment
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to sulk; to be peevish; to run away from home
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
still (continuing); as ever; further
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
clubbers; frequenters of nightclubs; partygoers
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead