to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to pretend; to act (as if)
be (that) as it may; having said that
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
perfect; complete; flawless
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to make one's rounds; to patrol
dunce; blockhead; inattentive person; (lit.) (a) lantern at noon
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to commit a crime; to do evil
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue