unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
please (give me); please (do for me)
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
marriage proposal; courtship
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
too much; excessively; too
incident; affair; happening; event
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
simmer; bubble out; flow out
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
and yet; though; when; in spite of
such ... as; or some such
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to thrust away; to send flying
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise