to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
something small; something petty; trifle
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
to shake; to waver; to tremble
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
with a friendly grin; smilingly
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
so; therefore; and; (and) then
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
this and that; one thing or another
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
distrust of (other) human beings
to be ill; to suffer from
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together