obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
delicately; weakly; gently; supplely
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
to forget everything; to lose one's memory (e.g. of a period); to black out
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure
a long time (since the last time)
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
as you see; as you can see
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to be overcome with emotion
same family (race, tribe)
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to become experienced (after many years of practice); to become worn (through long use); to show its age
Michel; Michele; Michele; Michelle
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
athletic meet (esp. at a school); sports day; field day; sports festival
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
within the family; in the home; domestic
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
novel; story; (work of) fiction