to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to get one's head around; to think about
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
with a friendly grin; smilingly
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
inside one's heart; in one's mind
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
door; gate; opening; title page
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
particulars; details; specified items
timid; fainthearted; weak-willed
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
question; inquiry; enquiry
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)
telephone number; phone number
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print; permit (for passing a barrier checkpoint during the Edo period); pass
last night; yesterday evening