drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
draw (in competition); tie game
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
meanwhile; in the meantime
to fall in love (with); to love
great love; passionate affair
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
real intention; true motive; true meaning
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
shoji (paper sliding door)
to paint (draw) a picture
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
scrubbing and washing; kitchen work
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
hiding one's embarrassment
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet