cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
else; in addition; besides
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
to the end; entirely; in full
entertainment; hospitality; banishment (Edo-period punishment)
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
every year; yearly; annually
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated; to be excited; to stand out; to contrast
this and that; one thing or another
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
instead; but (on the other hand)