before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
near; close by; within reach; familiar
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
in order; in turn; one by one
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
university professor; college professor
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
to collect; to assemble; to gather
hands-on learning; on-the-job training; experiential learning; learning by doing
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning