strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
as (for); for; in the capacity of
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit