talking while standing; standing around talking
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
opposite; reverse; contrary
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
meal set before one; women's advances
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
woman; female; feminine gender
invitation; introduction; temptation
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
point in question (at issue)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
enemy movements; enemy's position
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
reception room; parlor; parlour
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
thereupon; shortly thereafter
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
race (of people); type of person
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question