to soothe; to calm; to pacify
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
clicking; clopping; clacking
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
twice; again; second time
as a child; when one was a child
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
regret; repentance; remorse
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to detain; to check; to restrain
to have a talk; to tell a story
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
already; now; no longer; not any more
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to hear a rumor; to get wind of