flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
waist; girth; measurement around waist
to blow out; to spout out
being startled; getting a shock
to begin to like something (one did not initially like); to gradually become enamoured with something; to have something grow on you
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
growth period; period of rapid growth
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
to become dim; to become blurred
to surge; to well up; to gush out
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus); pond loach
gross profit; gross margin
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
marriageable age; chance of marriage
season (for fruit, seafood, etc.); best time of the year (for); in vogue; popular; hot
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
a friend today may turn against you tomorrow
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
newcomer; initiate; rookie
moment; brief space of time
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
god of thunder; Raijin (god of thunder)
dress; one-piece (e.g. swimsuit)