to soothe; to calm; to pacify
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
constant quarreling; constant quarrelling; bickering; wrangling
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
ability; capability; skill
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
finally; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
pair; two kinds; two ways
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
plan; scheme; stratagem; trick; trap; plot
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid