to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
low tone; bass; low voice
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to form a pair; to pair up
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
sickroom; hospital room; ward
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
conviction; belief; confidence
as if it were about oneself
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to lay aside; to set aside
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
brilliant; bright; dazzling
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
finish; completion; the end
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
two colours; two varieties; two types
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
many; numerous; various; large number of
in spite of; regardless of
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
difficult to ...; hard to ...
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on