with a friendly grin; smilingly
reason ends where love begins; in love, reason takes flight; love is a blind guide; love makes fools of us all; (lit.) love is blind
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
personality; character; individuality; personhood
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
intuition; instinct; hunch
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
tentative decision; unofficial offer (esp. job offer); informal offer
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
solution; solution strategy
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to do someone in; to bump someone off
business; errand; nature of one's business
reception room; parlor; parlour
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)