verbalizing; putting into words
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
overlooking; letting a good ball go by
for example; for instance; e.g.
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
reset; fresh start; new beginning
to hand over; to surrender
playability; game-like quality
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
several weeks; a few weeks
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
atmosphere (esp. of a place or person); mood; vibe; ambience
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence