warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
pleasure of looking (at something beautiful or precious); sight for sore eyes; feast for the eyes
thin rice gruel; rice water
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
prostration; placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect
marriage proposal; marriage talks
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
difficult problem; challenge
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
every single word and phrase; word by word
powerful person; influential person
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
literary woman; talented woman
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable