may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
and; thereupon; because of that
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
not necessarily so; is not always true
in the meanwhile; during the time
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
being settled; coming to a conclusion
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
two times; twice; two degrees
to repeat; to do something over again
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that