to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
finding employment; getting a job
marrying to become a housewife; (lit.) permanent employment (once one becomes a housewife)
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
with a broad grin; smirking
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
club activities; extracurricular activities
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
long ago; a long time ago; already
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
interruption; interference; butting in
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful