to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
bluff; false show of power; bold front
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
savior; saviour; rescuer; Messiah; Jesus Christ
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to inspect; to examine; to check; to elapse; to pass (time)
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
practical question; practical problem; practical matter
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
to manage something successfully; to be successful
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
each time it happens; at all such times
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
last night; yesterday evening
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
tossing and turning while asleep
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected