natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
the "ha" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ha, hi, fu, he, ho)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
domestic affairs; internal administration
mostly involve; principally involve
modesty; humility; being humble
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
low dining table; tea table
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
happy family circle; sitting in a family circle and enjoying conversation; harmony in a family
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
successively; one after another
great numbers; numerical superiority
to think too much; to be over-concerned
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
brave general; brave warrior; courageous general
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
eastern part; the east (of a region)
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
to stop (plug) one's ears
now that you say that; now that you mention it