hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to close (one's eyes); to shut
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
artifact spirit; in folk belief, long-lived objects (household objects, living beings, nature, etc.) become inhabited by a spirit
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
older employee who does not have much actual work
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
solution; solution strategy
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
unrequited love; one-sided love
this and that; one thing or another
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
formal marriage interview
marriage; marriage tie; love knot
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth