pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
in one's hands; in one's control
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
manjū with a meat filling; steamed yeast bun with a meat filling
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to blow out; to spout out
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
outlet (for water, gas, etc.); market (for goods); outlet; outlet (for one's feelings, energy, etc.); vent
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
unanticipated; unexpected
enemy encounter; encounter (with); running into; coming across
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to be meant for each other (of a man and woman); to be connected through fate; to be destined to marry (each other); (lit.) to be tied by the red string (of fate)
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)