head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to read the situation; to sense the mood
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
woman; female; feminine gender
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
encouragement; urging; spurring on
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
no!; no no!; no, not at all
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
professor; teaching; instruction
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
sour look; surly face; pout
to say no more; to sink into silence
reason; cause; circumstances
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off