to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
everywhere; all over; throughout
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to give flowers as a gift
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
serious; severe; grave; acute
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
source of worry; source of distress
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
relatively; comparatively
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
hard worker; hardworking person
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
marriage proposal; courtship
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished