motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
it's been a long time; long time no see
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
to follow another's example
it is I who should say so
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
sense of smell; olfaction
world; society; people; the public
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
to detain; to check; to restrain
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
chairman of executive council (usu. of a party); chairman of the general affairs committee
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!