to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to apologize; to apologise
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
number of words; vocality
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
you; (arch.) your residence
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
treating (someone) like an object
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
one's possessions; ownership
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
story; tale; talk; discussion
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
beginning; outset; first; onset
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
be (that) as it may; having said that
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone