to feel relieved; to forget about one's troubles; to settle into peace of mind
good person; virtuous person
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
now that you say that; now that you mention it
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
cancellation; writing off (a debt); indicating a long sound in kana; tug o' war; tug of war
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
proposal; offer; request; application
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
distress; wretched condition
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
promissory note; written acknowledgment of debt; IOU
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
outdoor unit (esp. air conditioner condenser)
tag (children's game); tig
primary school; elementary school; grade school
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive