affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
refined; elegant; graceful; modest; reserved; restrained
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
older brother and younger sister
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to push; to propel; to shove; to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
chance (of success); odds
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
object of romantic interest; potential love interest
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
hairdressing product (creams, gels, etc.); hairdressing fee; charge for a haircut
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with