retort; back talk; backchat
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
manners; courtesy; etiquette
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
one of these days; someday; one day
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
leaving the nest; going out into the world; becoming independent
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
bedside; near one's pillow
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
unfairness; injustice; partiality
(doing something) in tears
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
shudder; shiver; agitation
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to rally; to make a comeback
to wrap up (in); to roll up (in); to tuck (up)
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off