to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...
moment to quit; way to quit
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
hills and fields; hill and dale
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
mineral vein; underground water channel
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
freely; right and left; as one pleases
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)