to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
stillness; repose; standing still
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
silence (not speaking); muteness
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
such; this sort of; like this
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
declaration; proclamation; announcement
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to fall flat; to fall face down
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
counter for chairs or seats
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but