being very busy; busyness
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to amuse oneself; to make merry
at least; at most; (even) just
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath; to take a rest; to take a break
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
slowly and quietly; smoothly
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
inn; tavern; basket used by travellers to carry food and other supplies; basket used by travellers to carry horse fodder
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
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show