moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
quarrel; dispute; argument
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to throw oneself down; to lie down
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)