soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
older sister; elder sister
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
loveable; very likeable; like very much
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
disclosure; exposure; revelation
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
no, not like that (but like this)
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
many; much; plenty; hardly
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what