to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to look young; to seem young
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
weakening; emaciation; decline
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
young girl; lass; adolescent female
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
shyness; bashfulness; shame
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
virtue; charm; merit; good point
old woman; joker (in old maid)
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
slice; slice; slice (in tennis, table tennis, etc.); backspin shot
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
have a good day; take care; see you
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
female cook; kitchenmaid; (arch.) woman who served both as a waitress and a prostitute in Osaka teahouses
to subsist; to keep on living
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)