with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
a little bit; a little while
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
to comfort; to console; to amuse
stupid face; foolish look on one's face
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
nice; likeable; desirable
to stiffen; to become stiff
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
almost; roughly; approximately
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
mask; disguise; guise; mask
not mince matters; not mince one's words
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
firm; strong; solid; stable
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
immediately; right away; on the spot
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot