charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
branch; branch office; subdivision
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
from the viewpoint of; according to
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
minimum; at the very least
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
witnessing; observing; sighting
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
thickly (of smoke, steam, etc.); stiflingly (hot air); suffocatingly; pungently
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
every year; yearly; annually
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
to be oppressed by heat; to swelter; to boil; to seethe
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