cooperation; collaboration
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
spirit of a true artisan; (a craftsman's) pride in one's work
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
feeling sad or downhearted; down in the dumps
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
gloomy (of a person); dark; cheerless
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
now that; since; so long as; because
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
short pants; shorts; breeches; knickerbockers
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
first meeting; first interview with
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to run around; to bustle about
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares