to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
evening sky; twilight sky
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
apt to think; tend to think
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
to put one's heart (into); to apply oneself (to); to devote oneself (to); to take an interest (in)
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
personal; individual; private
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to be detained; to take time
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
unnatural death; violent death
should do; ought to do; must do
extremely; terrifically; super
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
vacant space; aperture; gap; opening
recreation; diversion; relaxation
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to play around; to gallivant about
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
approval; acceptance; toleration
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
childish; childlike; immature; infantile
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved