occurrence; happening; incident; event
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(one's) quota; assignment
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)