to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
brown envelope; manila envelope
relation; connection; relevance
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to make one feel grateful
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
slight; thin; on the weak side
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
macaron (meringue-based sandwich cookie); French macaroon
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
detached; aloof; indifferent
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
intermission during a performance (e.g. variety show, play, sumo, etc.); temporary departure of an actor (between the first and second halves of a noh or kyogen performance, during which time they change costumes, etc.)
greeting; a fine thing to say
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally