effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to palm off; to force a sale
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
well-bred; of good upbringing
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
having said that; on the other hand
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
older sister and younger brother
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
toning down; calming down; slowing down; mollification
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
understood; I see; OK; present; here
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile