to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
to name; to call; to christen; to term
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
fascinate; bewitch; enchant
all times and places; all ages and countries
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
regret; repentance; remorse
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently