with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
being startled; getting a shock
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
concrete; tangible; material
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to expect; to hope for; to look forward to; to resolve (to do); to decide upon; to prepare for
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
to grumble about something (trivial)
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
have a pain in one's chest
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
dam; weir; barrier; sluice