to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to think too much; to be over-concerned
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
proposal; offer; request; application
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
self-consciousness; self-awareness
just because; even if; even though
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
piece; fragment; one (object)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
habit (garment worn by nuns, monks, friars, etc.)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
and; thereupon; because of that
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes