timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
short and stout; small but wide around
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
consequently; as a result
presence; sitting with; being with
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
(short) rest; breather; break
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
just now; a little while back; a short time ago