gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
with a chuckle; with a giggle
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
sympathy; compassion; pity
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
since; henceforth; ever since
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to encamp; to take up positions
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
question; inquiry; enquiry
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
surely; certainly; without doubt
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
distant look; faraway look
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility