soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
mistress; kept woman; concubine
(divine) providence; dispensation
problematical statement; controversial statement
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
continuation; succession; series
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
kitchen; financial situation
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
tone (of voice); manner of talking
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation