to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
speaking voice; talking voice
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
long ago; a long time ago; already
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
(United States of) America; USA
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
other than; excluding; without
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
what time; (lit.) which hour
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...