to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
surname; family name; last name
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
company president; manager; director
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
I see; that's right; indeed
investment; contribution; financing
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to ask a question; to ask questions
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
conviction; belief; confidence
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
drugs; ingredients (for Chinese medicine)
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
harmful side effects of a medicine or drug
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
medicine manufacture; drug manufacture