to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
family; members of a family
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
parting; separation; farewell
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer