special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
staying the night; lodging (at)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
question; inquiry; enquiry
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
to comb down; to smooth down
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
rubbing one's hands together
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
continuation; succession; series
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance