absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
third day of the month; three days
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
official business; public business
spare time; free time; leisure time
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
letter; missive; note; mail
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
to hide; to keep to oneself
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
hives; nettle rash; urticaria
entertainment; hospitality; banishment (Edo period)
attractiveness; charm; amiability
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to invite in; to show someone in
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to be able to manage somehow or another
optimism; taking an optimistic view
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
interior design; interior; upholstery
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
womanly; ladylike; feminine