elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
to decorate; to add a touch of colour; to grace
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
indicate reason; infers some protest
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
solution; solution strategy
folding into four; quarto
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
list; table; schedule; catalogue; catalog
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
average amount from one customer
way of solving (a problem); solution
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
father; dad; husband; you; he
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know