dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
safely; without incident; without mishap; in peace; peacefully; quietly
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
accomplishment; execution
concurrence; coincidence; complication (in illness)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to take to; to let one's heart go out to
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
window blind; blinds; blind
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
onset of an illness; falling ill
neckline (of dress, etc.)
airbed; air bed; air mattress
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through