to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
bleaching; soaking; bleached cotton (esp. wrapped around the torso); doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (Edo-period punishment)
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
suffix for familiar person
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
three times; thrice; third (interval)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
after that; afterwards; thereafter
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
script; screenplay; scenario
strict order; peremptory command
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
5th day of the month; five days
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus