as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
already; now; no longer; not any more
established practice; custom
action of making something; -ification
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly