prudent; thoughtful; discreet
sublime; noble; high-minded
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
rather than; more ... than ...
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
cork stopper; (bottle) cork
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to try a different venue (for drinking, socializing, etc.); to go somewhere else
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
food and drink; eating and drinking
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
being too late; losing one's final chance
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
ideally; if one were to wish for more
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
grey moustache; gray mustache; white beard
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to become rich
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
big frame; large figure; huge body