to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
business trip; official trip
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
only; merely; but; no more than
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to apologize; to apologise
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
female friend; woman friend
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
difficult to ...; hard to ...
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
strong interaction; strong force
to break the silence; to break one's silence
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in