bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
natural disaster; cataclysm
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
practical question (problem); practical matter
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
loved one; lover; sweetheart
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
perverseness; perversity; perverse person; difficult person; contrary person
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
topic of discussion; agenda
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
three heads are better than two; (lit.) if three people gather; the wisdom of Manjushri
number of persons; numerical strength; head count
even if; even though; however; no matter how
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
to step back; to walk backwards
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
like this; in this way; as you see
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
to speak as though something were actually the case; to smooth over; to give the impression that; to make it sound that
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable