lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
to be touching; to be moving
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
New Year's period (January 1 to 3)
some people; a few people; several people
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
document; official papers
half-holiday; taking half of the day off
just past noon; afternoon
regular time; stated period
leaving work; clocking out
application; request; petition
Diet members' caucus; caucus of the Diet
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
being startled; getting a shock
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
to become dim; to become blurred
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention