to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
thought; consideration; thinking
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
to stop walking; to pause
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
rather; better; instead; if anything
to watch over; to watch attentively
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to look away; to avert one's eyes
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
competing; competition; auction
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to cut into chunks; to chop into lumps
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
place for showering next to a tub
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into