stepping back; drawing back
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
wasted effort; fruitless effort; vain efforts
delivery; transfer; hand-over
kiss; squeak (of a mouse); with a slurp
scene; sight; scenario; setting
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
about when; about what time; how soon
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
facing downward; lying face down; upside down; prone
lonely; lonesome; dreary; desolate; deserted; forlorn
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
moment to quit; way to quit
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
bento; Japanese box lunch
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
be (that) as it may; having said that