fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
whispering into a person's ear
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
don't you think?; indicates question
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming