cheerful; lively; lighthearted
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
different opinion; objection
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
to walk away; to walk off
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to be at a loss for words
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
to get (become) acquainted; to get to know; to get (become) intimate with; to become friendly with; to become friends
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
unbearable to look at; too miserable (or awful) to watch; cannot bear to see
great numbers; numerical superiority
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to remain married for life; to live as a married couple until death; to succeed in marrying
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
to make a lasting impression
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
place where one works; construction site; working area
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
big leakage; uncontained leak
to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
posterity; future generations; future life
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
effort; initiative; dealing with; bout (in sports, etc.); match