being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to ascend; to go up; to climb
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
hiding one's embarrassment
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
high (on drugs); wasted; spaced-out; stoned
jumping the gun; premature action; omen; portent; first produce of the season (vegetables, fish, etc.); herald; runner sent ahead to announce one's lord's arrival (Muromachi and Edo periods)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
reading too much into (a statement, etc.)
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
close; intimate; on good terms
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
true friend; close friend
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
distant look; faraway look
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance