My words

目を通す

めをとおす

to scan to look over

向かう

むかう

to face to go towards

声をかける

こえをかける

to greet to call out to someone

見ず知らず

みずしらず

strange unfamiliar unknown new unfamiliarity strangeness stranger

ギスギス

ぎすぎす

strained (atmosphere) thin and bony

潤い

うるおい

moisture damp wetness richness warmth gain profit financial leeway

こつこつ

コツコツ

unflaggingly steadily untiringly laboriously knocking tapping clicking drumming

取引

とりひき

transactions dealings business

以ての外

もってのほか

absurd unreasonable

段取り

だんどり

programme program plans arrangements

ドキドキ

どきどき どきんどきん ドキンドキン

thumpthump bangbang pitapat pitapat pitterpatter to beat fast (of ones heart) to throb to pound to palpitate

品位

ひんい

grace dignity grade nobility quality

呉れ呉れも

くれぐれも

repeatedly sincerely earnestly

叱る

しかる

to scold

慎重

しんちょう

careful cautious prudent discreet deliberate

すらすら

smoothly

打ち解ける

うちとける

to open ones heart to throw off reserve to be frank

端

はした はし はじ はな たん つま

edge tip end gable wall gable

真ん中

まんなか まなか

middle centre center midway

気配

けはい きはい

indication sign hint presence trend quotation

もってのほか

absurdunreasonable

よぼよぼ

unsteady tottering weak from old age infirm

世の中

よのなか

society the world world the times times

移動

movement; transfer; migration; removal; travel; mobile; moving; traveling; travelling; roving

ぽかぽか

pleasantly warm nice and warm repeatedly again and again over and over

勘違い

misunderstanding; wrong guess

偶々

casually; unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance

いかにも

(not) in any way in no way

器用

skillful skilful handy

出向く

to go to go to to proceed to proceed to to leave for leave for