offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
slowly and quietly; smoothly
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
elder sister; older female friend
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
rebellious phase; rebellious age
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to hit; to strike; to throw; to toss; to mix; to wear (sword, etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
the whole world; the universe
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
cold reception; unwelcoming treatment
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
father; dad; husband; you; he
low (level, value, price, etc.)
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see