clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
never mind!; don't worry about it
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to refer to; to use as reference
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
box; box-shape; cube-type
insertion; inlaying; immersion
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
looks; personal appearance; features
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
curiosity; inquisitiveness
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
difficult to ...; hard to ...
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive