meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to make an appeal; to urge
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible
(the extent of) one's vocabulary
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
without thinking of the consequences
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
joints; points (of a speech)
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to become loose; to slacken; to soften
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)