relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
regarding highly; attaching importance to
personality; style; appearance
strong impression conveyed by one's eyes; eyes that convey a strong sense of purpose
as (for); for; in the capacity of
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to blend (e.g. truth and lies); to mix together (e.g. kanji and kana)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to collect; to assemble; to gather
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
since one was born; (in) all one's life
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
closeted maiden; carefully-raised girl from a well-to-do family
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
index finger; forefinger; second toe
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
settlement; solution; resolution
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to be worried; to be troubled
no matter how much time passes
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)