start of a romance; beginning of love
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
to summon; to get used to call
relaxation; recreation; recess
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
second; number two; runner-up
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
despite having waited a long time; in spite of having waited a long time
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
pull together!; give it your best shot!; let's do this!
previous engagement; prior contract
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
one-liner; funny joke; gag; quick trick
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)