a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
unique; peculiar; singular
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
absolutely; positively; decidedly
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
conviction; belief; confidence
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
decision; determination; resolution
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
to join forces; to cooperate
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to push away; to push aside; to shove
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
difficult to ...; hard to ...
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity