to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
muddy place; mud; mire; sludge; slush; quagmire
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
schedule; program; programme; agenda
confused; flustered; at a loss
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
at once; there and then; immediately
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
entreaty; appeal; petition
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
having said that; be that as it may
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
with these words; while saying
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront