above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
in the meanwhile; during the time
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
manly; masculine; like a man
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
by myself; in person; by oneself
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
opposite side; other side; other party
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
(not) a single person; (no) one
objection; dissent; protest
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...