somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
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)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
charming; fascinating; attractive
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
the way one works; one's working manner
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
compulsory; obligatory; mandatory
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
leisure; leisure time; spare time