to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
very young; little; childish; immature
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
mature; experienced; precocious; mature for one's age
although I say; although one might say; although called
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
being startled; getting a shock
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
it's been a long time; long time no see
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
cool-headed; unflappable; having nerves of steel; dauntless
front; frontage; facade; main
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
slim; slender; slight; delicate
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
outside the country; abroad
matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue
don't you think?; indicates question
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to be at a loss for words
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called