a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
courteous; decorous; polite
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
strong-willed; strong of heart
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to go out and away; to leave
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to live; to reside; to inhabit
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
reconciliation; make peace with
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
curious; strange; unusual
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone