to stop being defensive and allow yourself to feel or connect
警戒を解く (keikai o toku)
"When you let down your guard, you allow others to truly know you."
"警戒を解くことで、他の人があなたを本当に知ることを許すことができます。" (keikai o toku koto de, hoka no hito ga anata o hontōni shiru koto o yurusu koto ga dekimasu.)
to discuss a topic without addressing it directly
to help someone with something
to improve someone's mood or spirit
to transfer authority or management to another party
to highlight positive steps that have been made
to become popular or well-accepted among people