meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
Akaihane (fund-raising organisation for welfare services); Red Feather
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
repentance; confession; penitence
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
imitation (of someone, something); impersonation; (vocal) mimicry
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to hand (over); to deliver in person
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
to go out and away; to leave
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
primary school; elementary school; grade school
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to fulfill one's responsibilities
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
companion; partner; spouse
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement