to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
to develop into a serious incident
to be prolonged; to drag on
dine and dash; leaving a restaurant without paying
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
by today; before the day is over
to detain; to check; to restrain
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to comfort; to console; to amuse
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
whispered conversation; whispering
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy