subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
not necessarily so; is not always true
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
unsettled; pending; unresolved
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
regret; repentance; remorse
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to act lovestruck; to be fawning; to act affectionate
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to increase; to add to; to augment
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
store interior; inside of a shop
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)