just now; a little while back; a short time ago
because of; owing to; due to
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
self-consciousness; self-awareness
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
feeling; sense; impression
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
together; at the same time; same; identical
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
with a start; with a jump
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to be needed; to be wanted
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
clearly; distinctly; vividly
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
but; however; provided that
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help