gentle; mild; meek; tender
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
associate; junior; assistant; second highest rank; second place
seating order; precedence; ranking; rank; position
official promotional photo of a musician, model, etc.
whispering into a person's ear
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
to make worse (e.g. disease); to aggravate; to complicate
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
difficult to approach; inaccessible
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
straight-laced person; stubborn person
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
continuing to pitch; staying at one's post; staying on at work
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
again; once more; a second time
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
for more details ...; for further information ...
sorry to trouble you, but ...; excuse me, but ...; pardon me, but ...
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
to be impolite; to be discourteous
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
demotion; relegation; downgrading
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection