incommunicative; taciturn
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
social life; social intercourse
first meeting; first interview with
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
individual; private person; personal; private
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
characteristic; feature; special quality
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
don't you think?; indicates question
railway station; train station
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
single track (railway); single line; solid wire; solid-core wire; single-strand wire
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
cargo; freight; money or assets
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
relation; connection; relevance
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
as a child; when one was a child
railroad; railway; rail transport
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
elaborate; delicate; exquisite