looking depressed; long face
marking; grading; scoring
oral consonant (as opposed to nasal)
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to someone's name
food storage; provision store; pantry
to form a complete whole; to be joined together
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
grandchild from a daughter married into another family
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
to feel affectionate towards; to have feelings for; to care for; to hold dear
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
core member; hardcore member
solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself
whole face; all over one's face
to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by
semiformal attire; semiformal dress
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
being moderate in eating; stopping short of stuffing oneself
of great prominence or dignity
(Western-style) banquet; formal dinner
not at all inferior to; compare favorably (with); being even better than; rivalling; surpassing
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
world-class; (of) high global reputation
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (esp. in piano-playing); fourth toe
wholeheartedly; with all one's heart; cordially; sincerely
to step forward; to take a step forward
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
hovering (of a helicopter, bird, etc.)
that could work; it's not unthinkable; it's not entirely out there
whispered conversation; whispering
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
to work together; to strive together; (lit.) to form a tag team