moderate; proper; just right
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
sympathy; empathy; response
to be kind to; to treat kindly
marriage proposal; courtship
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
unexpectedly; surprisingly
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to pile up; to accumulate
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
so; like this; in this way
in that manner; like that
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
how many years; how long; what year
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
just because; even if; even though
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
older brother; elder brother
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese