honeymoon; being in an intimate relationship; honeymoon (period)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
literally; to the letter; literal
power; authority; jurisdiction
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
glad countenance; joyful look
chief; main; principal; major
individual; private person; personal; private
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
fixed interval; fixed period
cooperation; collaboration
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
short pause; short interval
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
reaching; attaining; arrival
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
arrogant; haughty; insolent
way of speaking; intimation
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)