slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); suddenly (appearing, coming out, etc.); distractedly; absentmindedly
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
to state; to say; to tell; to express
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
sales promotion; hard selling
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity
the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
real thing; original; actual
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to get along well together; to be close to each other
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
to sit knee to knee (with); to sit opposite each other; to have a congenial talk; to have a candid discussion
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
(written) work; book; (written) by; clearness; obviousness
foster father; adoptive father
mediation; good offices; go-between; building a bridge
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
effective spot (e.g. in acupuncture); pressure point; key point (e.g. of a problem); important point
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to speak eloquently; to talk volubly
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
difficult to hear; indistinct; hesitating to ask; awkward to ask; unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to
hiding one's embarrassment
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
bamboo stick used to strike meditators into greater wakefulness (in Zen Buddhism); striking someone's wrist with one's index and middle finger
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
all that one has; all that there is; the whole