if you think about it; come to think of it
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
menu; schedule; program; menu
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
all; entire; whole; altogether
at that time; in those days
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
euphemistic; circumlocutory; periphrastic; roundabout; indirect
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
gently (of the wind); softly
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
flawless; absolute perfection
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
rather than; more ... than ...
modesty; humility; being humble
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
greeting; a fine thing to say
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away