had better ...; had better not ...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to look forward to something
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
switching over to; migration; transition
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
self-consciousness; self-awareness
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)