sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
some things are better left unsaid; silence is golden
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
confection of sweetened beans wrapped in wheat-flour dough (in the shape of a sword guard); (arch.) metal sword guard; (arch.) polearm
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
cake served with tea; teacake
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
cooperation; collaboration
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
strength of a thousand men; cloth with the character for "strength" written by a thousand men (soldier's charm)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)