friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
high spirits; boastful talk
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
looking pale; looking unwell
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (kendo) loin guard; kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; -ass
master of martial arts; practitioner of martial arts
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
to chirp or buzz constantly (usu. insects or birds)
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle
heart; guts; nerve; central part
staying the night; lodging (at)
to have a talk; to tell a story
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
having said that; be that as it may
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
now that; since; so long as; because
intimacy; sexual intercourse