getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
proposal; offer; request; application
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
just because; even if; even though
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
(someone else's) parents; both parents
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to try to do; to attempt to do
one (thing); one piece; one item
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
townsman; townswoman; resident of a town; townspeople; townsfolk
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
habit (garment worn by nuns, monks, friars, etc.)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
home; household; family; hearth
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
so; therefore; and; (and) then
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
chapel; building used for worship (in front of the main hall of a Buddhist temple)
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
comfort; consolation; diversion
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn