to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to attempt; to test; to try out
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
business rival; professional jealousy
for example; for instance; e.g.
imperial envoy; imperial messenger