flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
reserve and consideration (to others)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
separation; divorce; severing of connections
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
our country; our land; one's own country
to send or direct a person to
different opinion; objection
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to accept; to receive; to agree
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
windfall; piece of good luck
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
with all due respect ...; I venture to say ...; Excuse me, but ...
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
arm; skill; efforts; ability