calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
(waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to visit frequently; to haunt
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
dancing or jumping for joy
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to keep a watchful eye on
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
residence; abode; dwelling
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
carrying (on one's person); taking with one
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
literally; to the letter; literal
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances