steady; sound; reliable; solid
ten; 10; ten years of age
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
Swiss roll; jelly roll; roll cake
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
private opinion; personal view; personal opinion
romantic film; love movie
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
parting; separation; farewell
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to stare back at; to look back at
too much; excessively; too
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
counter for choices, options, etc.
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
regarding highly; attaching importance to