to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
even if not; even without
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
de facto marriage; common-law marriage
close; intimate; on good terms
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
young girl; lass; adolescent female
in good taste; tasteful; having good taste; having a cultivated taste
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
androgynous; gender-neutral
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
everywhere; all over the place; here and there; at every turn