to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
depression; low spirits; dejection
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to make an appeal; to urge
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to begin talking; to open up
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
a long, long time ago; very long ago
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
silence; stillness; quietness
since when; from when; how long
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to make sense; to be meaningful
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
hard worker; hardworking person
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
expressing one's mind; speaking out
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
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)