to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
long-awaited; much-awaited
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
script; libretto; scenario
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
an issue being settled; a case being closed
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
gentle; mild; meek; tender
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
wicker(work) (cane, rattan) chair
countertop; tabletop; baking tray; baking sheet
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
authenticity; credibility
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
clanging; empty; deserted
water's edge; beach; foreshore