instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
had better ...; had better not ...
suspicious-looking; fishy
to stop walking; to pause
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
the front; honest; upright; decent
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
the other day; lately; recently
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
the other day; a few days ago
to recall; to remember; to recollect
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to collect; to assemble; to gather
all present; all concerned; all of us
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up