to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to come and go; to go back and forth
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
to smile (at); to grin (at)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
food expenses; cost of one's board
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
living expenses (incurred during a short or long stay)
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to continue to do; to persist in doing
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth