good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
nod; inclination of the head
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
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
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to keep watch; to stand guard
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
honorific title; honorific term of address
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to threaten; to make threats
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to be hesitant; to feel timid
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly