how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
failure; mistake; blunder
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to watch over; to watch attentively
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
time; season; period; phase; stage
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
frame; framework; outline
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
because; the reason is; if you want to know why