to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
elegant; graceful; refined
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
retainer; attendant; escort
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
cake or snack served with tea
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
land and sea; army and navy
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
act of mercy; helping another person
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
at least; at most; (even) just
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing