fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
is that so?; I see; right; oh
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
came here; coming here; recently
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)
region; limits; stage; level
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
first meeting; first interview with
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing