good performance; good work; great success
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
to burst open; to pop; to split
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to roll about; to writhe about
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
jokingly; in the form of a joke
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to become dim; to become blurred
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
tension; mental strain; nervousness
cherry blossom (colour, color)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling