to shine; to glitter; to be bright
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
(not) even once; (not) ever
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
please (give me); please (do for me)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
looking over someone's shoulder
discovery; detection; finding
suffix for familiar person
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree