quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
you're looking well; how lovely to see you; how wonderful to see you in such good spirits; farewell, and keep well; do take good care of yourself
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
briskly; quickly; promptly
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
word; term; language; speech
with a snap; with a crack
tian cha; sweet tea; blackberry leaf tea; Chinese blackberry (Rubus suavissimus)
hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to clatter; to rattle; to flap (noisily); to get in a panic; to get in a flap; to rush around
(going) right into (a tight space); (sinking into) deeply and suddenly; (popping) out; (coming out) with a pop; with a squelch
with a pop; with a squish; grainy; crunchy; bubble wrap; small grains
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
with a snap; (breaking) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to project; to stick out; to stand out
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
cost reduction; reduction in costs; cost-cutting
killing two birds with one stone
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
slight; light; mild (disability, symptoms, etc.)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row