softish; relatively soft; somewhat soft; on the soft side
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
number of times; frequency; count
proposal; motion; recommendation
attending someone through the night (of a guard, nurse); sleeping with a man (at his bidding); overnight vigil before burial
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to lead a life; to live a life
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
counter for books; volume
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
two dimensions; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn; two-dimensional
the opposite sex; isomerism
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
strong-willed; strong of heart
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
garden; orchard; park; kindergarten; nursery school; preschool
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly