to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to give a broad grin; to smirk
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
social; societal; societary
(social) position; status
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
thought; consideration; thinking
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
pleasant feeling; good feeling
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
self-defense; self-defence
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
secret; private; surreptitious
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
(of) Japanese descent; non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin; company, etc. set up with Japanese capital; company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem