if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
older brother and younger sister
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to serve one's aim; to serve one's purpose
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to be ready and waiting for; to be on the alert for
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
extermination; annihilation
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
nothing but; none other than
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much