(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
caller; visitor; company; guest
to entertain; to make welcome
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
presence; sitting with; being with
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
man; male; masculine gender
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
at least; at most; (even) just
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
mental; spiritual; emotional
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
physical condition; state of health
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes