softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to become scared; to have an attack of nerves; to have a yellow streak; to chicken out; to run out of courage
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
appearance; figure; shape; form
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
face card; court card; picture card (in utagaruta or iroha karuta)
beyond imagination; unimaginable
intelligence; intellect; brains
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
atelier; studio; workshop
letter; missive; note; mail
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
anything and everything; just about everything
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with