sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
(another's) daughter; young lady
government service; the bureaucracy
to be embarrassed for a reply
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
twice; again; second time
having said that; on the other hand
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
stranger; person from abroad
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
corridor; hallway; passageway
bored; having nothing to do; idle
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
outward appearance; apparent
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest