to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
rather than; more ... than ...
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
to trace back to (the origins of something)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
in the future; another day; later
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
as before; as ever; as it was originally
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
beyond that point; after that
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
original home; birthplace; originator
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
only; merely; but; no more than
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
freshly drawn bath; (taking) a bath before anyone else