busy; hurried; confused; flurried
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
busy; having no (free) time
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
health; healthy; sound; fit
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
first thing in the morning
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
postcard; memo; note; card
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
how; in what way; how about; questionable
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
marriage breakup; divorce; engagement breakup
ignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation); unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
bashfulness; shyness; (showing) signs of embarrassment
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon