not at all tense; relaxed; calm
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to be kind to; to treat kindly
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
personal history; background; career
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
to uncover; to solve; to reveal
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
proposed solution; idea for a solution
coordinator; coordinating role
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
11th day of the month; 11 days
tear gland; lacrimal gland
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction