way of talking; speaking style
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
though; notwithstanding; although
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
silence (not speaking); muteness
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
again; once more; a second time
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
future (usually near); prospects
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
now; the present time; just now; another; more
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing