to sound out a person's feelings; (lit.) to consult a person's pleasure
electrically powered; electric
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
laborious; arduous; strenuous; painstaking; trying; taxing
experiment; experimentation
bending backward; strutting
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
glibly; volubly; at great length; to chatter away; to talk at great length; to babble
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
trifling matter; urination; urine
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
loud laughter; hearty laugh
newly compiled; newly edited
ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
about when; about what time; how soon
to relate at great length; to dwell eloquently (on)
mutual affection; mutual love
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
rumour of a love affair; talk of a romance