soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
surely; certainly; without doubt
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
letter; missive; note; mail
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
suggestion box; comment box; (arch.) complaints box placed in front of the supreme court (Edo period)
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
again (and again); once again; yet again
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
last week; the week before
to thrust down; to push off
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
there's no smoke without fire
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
(social) position; status
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished