to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark)
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
story; tale; talk; discussion
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
perfect; complete; flawless
attendant; valet; servant; follower
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
daughter (esp. of someone of high standing); (another's) daughter
on the occasion of; at the time of
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high