moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
confidence; trust; faith; credit
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
(dead) body; corpse; remains
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
that's the way it is; such is life
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing