to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
narrow; thin (sized); slender
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
bribe; sweetener; douceur
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
than; from; out of; except; but; more
prejudice; bias; distorted view
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
chalk (mineral); white wall
deep inside; innermost place
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)