relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
thickly; stickily; viscously
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
inside one's heart; in one's mind
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to put on airs; to assume importance
poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
ago; since; before; previous
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
that is to say; so that means
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to get (e.g. the gist of something); to understand; to turn out as one thought
to smirk; to grin broadly
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
Japanese person; Japanese people
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
to read the situation; to sense the mood
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to make merry; to be festive
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
each of the three being different from the other two; each of the three having his (her) own way
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
way of eating; how to eat
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
about; concerning; related to; -ish
sincere; honest; faithful
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature