reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to discuss; to talk together
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
hostility; antagonism; opposition
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
official announcement; proclamation
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
without; but if; otherwise; or else
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
settlement; solution; resolution
to become pale; to turn pale
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
then; well; so; well then
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)