duty; obligation; responsibility
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
unique; original; individual; unusual
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
(turned out) all right in the end
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
kiss; squeak (of a mouse); with a slurp
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
true character; true heart; true spirit
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
because of; owing to; due to
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
sad to say; how sad; alas