constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
fascinate; bewitch; enchant
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
softly; mildly; gently; politely
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
as before; as ever; as it was originally
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
regret; repentance; remorse
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
dice roll with the desired result; lucky throw of the dice; good luck; stroke of luck; hoped-for result
bunch of flowers; bouquet
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
about this time; about now
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
prospects of victory; chances of success
that's the way it is; such is life
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
different thing; another question; different case
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)