to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
just because; even if; even though
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
to show up; to appear; to turn up
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers); something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten; Chonchon; South American mythical bird
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to give a broad grin; to smirk
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
much less; to say nothing of
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
door; gate; opening; title page
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
conclusion (completion) of negotiations
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to go past; to pass; to pass by
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
senior high school student
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she