strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
Japanese person; Japanese people
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
pet hotel; boarding kennel
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
beginning; outset; first; onset
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
instant; moment; for an instant
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly