often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to be away from home; to be out of the house
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
like this; such; thus; in this way
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
evening; night; nighttime
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
through a (computer, etc.) screen
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
living together; coexistence
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
to loaf around (on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
one by one; in detail; minutely
courteous; decorous; polite
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
with a friendly grin; smilingly
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree