gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
to squeeze out; to wring out
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to form a group; to form a bunch
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
time assigned to one; (one's) allotted time; time limit; teaching load (in hours)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
why; how; for what reason
something like ...; something called ...
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
treating someone like a child
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
ding-dong; chime; speed warning chime (esp. ones formerly fitted to Japanese automobiles); speed chime
great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to begin to like something (one did not initially like); to gradually become enamoured with something; to have something grow on you
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
mating season; estrus (oestrus); estrum; the rut
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
night duty; night shift; night work