quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
you could say; you might say; verging on the
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to suit one's skin (of cosmetics); to agree with one's skin; to be compatible; to get along well; to be to one's liking
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to care for someone; to look after someone
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
by all means; by all costs
to pledge; to vow; to promise; to have sexual intercourse (esp. between husband and wife); to share a bed
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
this, that and the other; this and that
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
relatively; comparatively
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal