polite; respectful; reverent
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
wicked smile; evil grin; sinister laugh
even if not; even without
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
nonparticipation; nonattendance
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
individual differences; personal equation
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
direct unforked road; straight path
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
extremely angry; furious; fiercely (shine); blazingly; merrily (burn away); red-hot
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
trouble; bother; annoyance
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
freely; frankly; without reserve
wall decoration; wall ornament
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
dried flowers; dried flower
way of calling (something or someone)
about when; about what time; how soon
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
along the road; along the way