to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
blowing one's top; losing it; flipping out
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to be kind to; to treat kindly
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
with a screech; with a squeak; with a squeal
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
memory; sense; experience
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
billowy; fluffy; cloudlike; tenderly; amiably; softly
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation