guaranteed; authentic; certified
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
(one's) countenance; face
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
calm; composed; cool; quiet
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to comb down; to smooth down
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
military officer; naval officer
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal