to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
settlement; solution; resolution
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
glistening; shiny; sleek; slippery
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
but; however; provided that
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray