hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
insolent fellow; rude fellow
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
while; even though; despite
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
bunch of flowers; bouquet
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
present; gift; to give a present or gift
don't you think?; indicates question
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
question; inquiry; enquiry
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
White Day (March 14); day for giving white chocolate and other presents to female coworkers and friends in return for gifts received on Valentine's day
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)