smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
the same generation; coeval
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
considerably; greatly; a lot
gentle; mild; meek; tender
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
to feel; to sense; to experience
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
expression; look; countenance; face
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
that is to say; so that means
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
such; like that; that sort of; very
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm