to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
regret; repentance; remorse
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
cotton; cotton pads (usu. in amenity set); cotton buds
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to be worried; to be troubled
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
whispering into a person's ear
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
school building; schoolhouse
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
ago; since; before; previous
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness