head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
locker room; changing room; dressing room
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
to lose one's footing; to slip
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to collapse; to flop (onto)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck; open-eyed astonishment
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); suddenly (appearing, coming out, etc.); distractedly; absentmindedly
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
(smelling) strongly; pungently; reeking; angrily; sulkily; in a huff
two times; twice; two degrees