expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
failure story; horror story
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
shoulder strap (on a dress)
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
rave reviews; extremely high praise
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
day something goes on sale; date of issue; release date
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
confused; flustered; at a loss
manners; behavior; behaviour
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
retainer; attendant; escort
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
something like ...; something called ...