for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
qi; mysterious life force that makes up everything; spirits; mind; divine atmosphere; mysterious presence
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
difficult to ...; hard to ...
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma