soft sound; dampening (of sound)
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
(set of) facial features; looks
foundation stone; cornerstone
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
hazy moon (esp. on a spring night)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
mon; one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870); mon; traditional unit used for shoe and sock sizes (approx. 2.4 cm); letter; character
scholarship; scientific attainments
seeing in the dark; night vision
collection of words or drawings by several people on a single sheet of paper
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
to show one's affection; to express one's love
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
digging deeply (below the surface); mining deep; probing deeply (issue, problem); investigating thoroughly; deepening relations