no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
cannot be compared with; no match for
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
all present; all concerned; all of us
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
bashfulness; shyness; (showing) signs of embarrassment
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
to come to an end; to close the curtain
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
form; shape; figure; visage
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
as a child; when one was a child
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
sour kombu prepared with black vinegar
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
interval; break; pause; spare moment