to throw open; to leave open
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
walking briskly; determinedly
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
for today; for the time being
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
long ago; already; a long time ago
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
the other day; lately; recently
to lose one's way; to get lost
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
common knowledge; well-known fact
considerably; fairly; quite
to need; to demand; to take; to require
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively