for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
(not) a single person; (no) one
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to have the privilege of doing
absence; disregard; indifference
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
to pull one's hair back into a bun
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
therapy; healing; rejuvenating; refreshing; soothing
neat and clean; tidy; trim
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
charming; fascinating; attractive
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
custom; practice; convention; precedent
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
reading aloud; recitation
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
continuation; succession; series
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
personification; anthropomorphization
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
kid; young goat; goatling
children's story; fairy tale
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
hard struggle; strenuous effort
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment