test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
princess; daughter of a nobleman
bathing; going in the bath
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
marriage proposal; courtship
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
feminine; womanly; female
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
opinion; intention; thought
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
correction; revision; amendment
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
way of calling (something or someone)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
older sister; elder sister
elder sister; effeminate man
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat