one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
sincere; honest; faithful
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
still; even now; to this day
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
without; but if; otherwise; or else
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to be excited; to be elated
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to hide; to keep to oneself
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
in the meanwhile; during the time