to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
wintry desolation; poor business conditions
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
just one person; only one
audience; spectator; spectators
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
hairline; borders of the hair
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to tinker with; to fumble with; to twist up
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium); garden chevril; French parsley
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
touching; moving; painful
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase