to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
hello; good day; good afternoon
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
flawless; absolute perfection
to have a meal together; to sit at table
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
close; intimate; on good terms
critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
close; intimate; on good terms
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick; bamboo sword
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
great physical power; animal strength
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach