small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
low-level; trivial; coarse; low-dimension
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
don't worry; no worries; never mind
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
admiration; wonder; astonishment
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
detached; aloof; indifferent
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
then; and (then); in that case; if so
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
three times; thrice; third (interval)
to trample flat; to beat a path
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
tedious; boring; being fed up with
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
accessible; approachable; easy to approach
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
to uncover; to solve; to reveal
conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.); change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch