to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
way of talking; speaking style
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
in low spirits; dejected; sad
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
desperation; self-abandonment
technique; art; skill; move
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
polite; respectful; reverent
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
command; control; commander
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to view the past with nostalgia
whispering into a person's ear
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said