talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
story; tale; talk; discussion
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
not yet known; unknown; strange
unconfirmed; unidentified
cryptid (animal whose existence is unsubstantiated, e.g. the yeti)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
faintly; dimly; slightly; barely
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to gaze out at; to look out over
sense of values; values; value system
in one's own way or style
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
holding tightly; squeezing; onigiri; rice ball; (accepting a) bribe
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock