to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
story; tale; talk; discussion
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
don't worry about it; forget about it
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
never mind!; don't worry about it
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
half out of interest; mostly out of curiosity
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to go out and away; to leave
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
if you think about it; come to think of it
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
the same generation; coeval
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to be reminded of; to call to mind