embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
cooperation; collaboration
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
perfectly in sync; in step (dancing); on the same wavelength
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
film released direct-to-video
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
White Day (March 14); day for giving white chocolate and other presents to female coworkers and friends in return for gifts received on Valentine's day
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
raw materials; ingredients
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
new student; freshman; first-year student
parting; separation; farewell
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date