plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
in person; personally; directly
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
deep emotion; strong feelings
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to examine someone's expression
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration