being startled; getting a shock
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
finishing blow; coup de grâce
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
to see through; to see the true nature of something
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to entertain; to make welcome
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to subsist; to keep on living
stale; hackneyed; cliched
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
stifled (laughter); simmering
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
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
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages