to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
conversational ability; speaking ability
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
study of foreign languages; linguistics
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
language learning ability; foreign language skills; linguistic ability
level; standard; water level
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
treatment; handling; arrangement; addition; musical accompaniment (in noh)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to be found; to be discovered
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
steady; steady relationship; going steady
distrust; unjust suspicion
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you