to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
close; intimate; on good terms
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
cares; ill feeling; reserve
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
good impression; favorable impression
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to make advances (to); to woo; to work on someone
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
looking depressed; long face
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
not caring; not giving a damn
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
after school (at the end of the day)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to set up shop; to open a store
branch office; branch store
fashionable thing; popular thing; craze