ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
family a woman has married into
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
cherry blossom (colour, color)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
belief; faith; conviction
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
expressing one's mind; speaking out
contract; compact; agreement
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
anything and everything; just about everything
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid