cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
this occasion; at this time; now
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
(one's) younger brother; foolish younger brother
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
to accept; to receive; to agree
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to become pale; to turn pale
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to be found; to be discovered
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land