self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
a little bit; a little while
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
technology; technique; technical
surely; certainly; without doubt
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after