to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
quilt; bedspread; cover (for a kotatsu quilt); cloak; smock
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
deutzia (Deutzia crenata)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
to switch off; to turn off
shoulder strap (on a dress, bag, etc.)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
whether or not; presence or absence
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
degenerate; pervert; deviant
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then