to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
feeling good; feeling pleasant
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to give directions; to issue instructions
thereupon; shortly thereafter
here and there; in places
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
defile; narrow path; bottleneck; impasse
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
to fix one's hair (hairdo) (esp. if disheveled); to straighten one's hair; to make an adjustment to one's hair; to do (up) one's hair
to get hungry; to become hungry
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary