to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
unique; individual; original; unusual
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
to cease; to stop; to be over
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
up until now; as recently as the present
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
having children; attempting to conceive
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
with a bang (clash, bump)
bedside; near one's pillow
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
(find) common (meeting) ground
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to be lacking in options; to be too few
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon