ninth day of the month; nine days
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
vocal sound; tone of voice
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to assemble; to set up; to construct
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
for a while; for some time; for a period
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
chilly; unpleasantly cold
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold