sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
outsider; layman; amateur
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii); any thin, but flexible bamboo
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
proposal; offer; request; application
to accept; to receive; to agree
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
just because; even if; even though
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
corridor; hallway; passageway
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)