to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
to stare back at; to look back at
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
to nod in agreement; to nod in assent
but; however; provided that
(overnight) stay; lodging
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
briskly; quickly; promptly
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to telephone; to make a phone call
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
greeting; a fine thing to say
contact information (address, phone number, etc.)
fully prepared; all ready
totally willing; fully motivated
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
pen tablet; drawing tablet
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)