soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
beyond this point; from now on; after this
about when; about what time; how soon
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
just because; even if; even though
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
bringing; taking; carrying
killing two birds with one stone
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
absence; disregard; indifference
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting