flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
to have time free; to have time to spare
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
flight; desertion; escape
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
action; operation; effect; function
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
stairs; stairway; staircase
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to throw open; to leave open
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
(festivity) page; baby; child; (arch.) boys kept by pederasts
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
offense and defense; offence and defence
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to be overcome with emotion
unusual; serious; incomparable
leaving everything up to someone else
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to be found; to be discovered
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
unpacking (esp. after moving house)
silence (not speaking); muteness
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create