all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging paper lantern
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
stock-still; motionless; frozen in place
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to show someone's true colors; to remove someone's mask; (lit.) to take the veneer off something
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
last night; yesterday evening
gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
galge; video game centered on interactions with attractive anime-style girls
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
traveller's journal; traveler's journal; travelogue
with a sudden rush; in a mad rush; all at once
don't worry about it; forget about it