cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
human relations; personal relationships
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
even if not; even without
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
calm; composed; cool; quiet
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
white line; linea alba (anot.)
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
back seat (of a car); rear seat
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)