unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print; permit (for passing a barrier checkpoint during the Edo period); pass
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
the last moment; the very end
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
application; request; petition
resignation (from a position)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
in any case; at all events; no matter how things turn out; whichever way it goes
political maneuvering; politicking; political machinations
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
young; innocent; childlike
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
nothing but; except; no more than
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
breathing of a sleeping person
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy