polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
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
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to move to tears; to draw tears; to evoke tears
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
reluctant; unwilling; unfortunate; sad (when something doesn't go as planned or as you had hoped)
one after another; in rapid succession
displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
same family (race, tribe)
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
chief; main; principal; important
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
contest; comparison; competition
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
olden-day; hidden in the past
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
evening; early night hours
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
red-blossomed plum tree; red Japanese apricot
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
innocent; cherubic; childlike