profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
to make an appearance; to show up
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)
patting; stroking; caressing
older brother; elder brother
it is I who should say so
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to have a talk; to tell a story
department store; department
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
to curse someone to death; to put a deadly curse on someone
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
kitchen; financial situation
sweetened sweet potato fries; fried strips of sweet potato coated with sugar
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to need; to call for; to require
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose