sensible; sensuous; intuitive
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
deadly serious; deadly earnest
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
living; lifestyle; living room
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
eat-in kitchen; combination kitchen-dining room
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
courteous; decorous; polite
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
right-angled parallelepiped; cuboid; rectangular solid; rectangular prism
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
bathing powder; bathwater additive; bath salt