letter; note; book; writings; literary arts; learning
to drop; to let fall; to omit
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to fly around; to scatter
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
straining; tensing up; trying too hard; overexertion; bravado; showing off
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
realistic; graphic; true to life
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
proposal; offer; request; application
final; eventual; ultimate
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
then; well; so; well then
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
it is I who should say so
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
special; particular; peculiar; unique
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
nervousness; oversensitivity
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
election; selection; choice