proposal; offer; request; application
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
germination; germ; sprout; bud; sign
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
indicate reason; infers some protest
upward glance; upturned eyes
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
composed expression; clear face
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
appearance; figure; shape; form
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
reconciliation; make peace with
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
fast asleep; dead to the world
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being