retreating figure; appearance from behind
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
common use; communal use; sharing
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to stop walking; to pause
all; entire; whole; altogether
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
sign; indication; trace; somehow; for some reason; seeming to be
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
with a bump; with a clunk
patting; stroking; caressing
rubbing; scrubbing; scraping
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
large build; large pattern
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)