to accuse someone; to charge someone
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
(having) life-and-death power (over)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
pale; pallid; bluish-white
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
bowing (a string instrument)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with