to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
adopted daughter; foster daughter
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
to understand; to make out
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to push aside; to brush aside
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to begin talking; to open up
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
too much; excessively; too
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
reasoning; logic; persuasion
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
that is to say; so that means
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)