thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
being about to cry; the verge of tears
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
to spread; to be propagated
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words; the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts; the eyes are the windows to the soul; eyes are as eloquent as the tongue
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to have a talk; to tell a story
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
the other day; some time ago; recently
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
greeting; a fine thing to say
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
honorific/polite/humble prefix
caller; visitor; company; guest
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
gentle; mild; meek; tender