to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
in the future; another day; later
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to shake; to waver; to tremble
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
for more details ...; for further information ...
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
possible; likely; probable
ten; 10; ten years of age
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
emotional wall; internal barrier
gem; jewel; precious stone
trunks (swimming, boxing, etc.); trunks (underwear); boxers; boxer shorts
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
washing machine (laundry)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
dirty things (dishes, laundry, etc.)
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
colored thing (clothing, fabric, paper, etc.) (coloured); variety shows
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
close to the wall; alongside the wall
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits