to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
(with a) start; fright; alarm
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
aroma; class; style; aromatherapy
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
father; dad; husband; you; he
as a child; when one was a child
a few years ago; some years back
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to run a shop; to have a shop
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
bunch of flowers; bouquet
having no wife; being single; being unmarried; unmarried man
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
laughing foolishly; cackling
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
jokingly; in the form of a joke
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly