to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
second grade; second step; second act (in jōruri, noh, kabuki, etc.); third highest division; makushita division
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to control; to command; to get the better of
at first; in the beginning; originally
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
period of youth; while young
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
one's view on love; one's philosophy of love
to jump from one thing to another
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
mature woman; middle-aged woman
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
to think constantly about; to dwell on
wish; desire; request; prayer
to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
to return a favor (favour); to repay
female friend; woman friend
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to be excited; to be elated
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
to take (someone) to task; to tell off severely; to give a good talking-to; to scold