to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
reading partway; leaving half-read
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
parting; separation; farewell
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to be able to manage somehow or another
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
go that far; to that extent
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
waste of time; killing time
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly