to be softened; to calm down
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
salaried; paid; with pay; paid vacation; paid holiday; paid leave
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
to read (a book, etc.) over again
to be ill; to suffer from
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
indeed; really; truly; very much
influence; effect; impact
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
surely; certainly; without doubt
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
feeling a sudden chill; feeling a shiver; feeling sudden surprise (fright, horror, etc.); shuddering
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop
two times; twice; two degrees
27th day of the month; 27 days
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
invitation; introduction; temptation
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was