to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
jokingly; in the form of a joke
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
not caring; not giving a damn
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon
round shape; circle; circular form
in a little while; in a bit
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
schedule; program; programme; agenda
hot spring inn; hot spring hotel; hot spring resort
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
it seems so; that's what it looks like