flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
no!; no no!; no, not at all
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
take care of yourself; get well soon
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
(the condition of) one's health
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie