lily yarn; handicraft, knitting, etc. thread made of artificial silk
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
in a little bit; after a short while
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
tension; mental strain; nervousness
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
verbal message; word (from someone)
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
clear; precise; definite; distinct
distinction; differentiation; classification
intimacy; affection; familiarity
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
action; operation; effect; function
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
title of honour; title of honor
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
first meeting; first interview with
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
unkindness; unfriendliness
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
older sister and younger brother
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)