slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
living thing; living creature; animal; life
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to be softened; to calm down
sense of values; values; value system
embodiment; realization; materialization
reconciliation; make peace with
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
patting; stroking; caressing
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
to affect; to impact; to influence
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
reason; cause; circumstances
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
condition; state (of health); appearance
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to lay aside; to set aside