to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
depending on; dependent on
black ground; black cloth
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to make an appearance; to show up
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to become vigorous; to gain force; to prosper; to thrive; to be in heat; to be in rut
really; truly; indeed; good grief
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
name; given name; first name
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to talk; to carry meaning
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
direct control; direct supervision
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think