to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to be perturbed; to be agitated
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to have no chance (of succeeding)
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
like this; this sort; this way
instant; moment; for an instant
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
close; intimate; on good terms
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
in the mountains; among the mountains
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
wherein; therein; thereinto
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to have a meal; to take a meal
a good workman does not blame his tools