being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
elegant; graceful; refined
single word; a few words; brief comment
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
riverside; riverbank; edge of a river
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
business; work; operations; service; duties
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
several people; a few people
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
attacking method; attacking strategy
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture