true character; real nature
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
movements; bearing; deportment; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
please (give me); please (do for me)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
welcome; (warm) reception
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
while; during; while; although; all; both
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
how; in what way; how about
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel