settlement; solution; resolution
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
after school (at the end of the day)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to get information out of a person; to begin listening