to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
(another's) daughter; young lady
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
greeting; a fine thing to say
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
like this; this sort; this way
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to pause; to have a short intermission
to squeeze out; to wring out
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
thought; consideration; thinking
self-consciousness; self-awareness
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps