having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
with a crack; with a cracking sound; with one's veins about to burst (from pent-up anger)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
cannot help (feeling); unbearably; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
a few seconds; several seconds
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to come to nothing; to be wasted; to fall through; to end without result
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
raging fire; conflagration
cheerful expression; pleased look; joyful look
firm; strong; solid; stable
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
to take (someone) to task; to tell off severely; to give a good talking-to; to scold
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
move with haste (when you have no doubts); strike while the iron is hot
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands