tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to feel; to sense; to experience
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
feeling; sense; impression
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
two persons; two people; pair; couple
story; tale; talk; discussion
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
such; like that; that sort of; very
meaning; significance; sense
shoji (paper sliding door)
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
please (give me); please (do for me)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
and then; and so; and; so then
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
had better ...; had better not ...
adds force or indicates command
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?