with a friendly grin; smilingly
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
kitchen; financial situation
now that; since; so long as; because
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
school festival; campus festival
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to summon courage; to be brave
tempting thing; (too much of a) temptation; something that shouldn't be seen; thing damaging to the eyes
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
an ascetic existence; (leading) a continent life; abstinence
several years; a few years
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
humbly; after a time; later; followed by; next
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
plump; chubby; voluptuous
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand