fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
story; tale; talk; discussion
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
(one's) concern; having (something) to do with
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to jerk; to wiggle; to twitch
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
accumulation; accumulate; store
daughter-in-law and mother-in-law (relationship, conflict, etc.)
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
radiant smile; contented smile
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
odds and ends; all; every
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs