to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to know (someone); to think; to believe
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
story; tale; talk; discussion
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to be laughed at; to get oneself laughed at (e.g. by doing something stupid)
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
providing information; provision of information; information provision
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
(fish) biting at every cast
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant