being startled; getting a shock
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
eyes mismatched in colour (color)
mental; spiritual; emotional
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to calm; to soothe; to quiet; to appease
without cause; without reason
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
mistress; kept woman; concubine
ten; 10; ten years of age
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
walking briskly; determinedly
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life