bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
platform; home; home base; home plate
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to ask; to enquire; to query
and yet; though; when; in spite of
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
supreme; sublime; highest
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
why; how; for what reason
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly