shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to refuse; to decline; to deny
even if; even though; however; no matter how
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to speak ill of; to disparage
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
nun; bitch; Amagasaki, Hyogo; Amazon (online retailer)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
control; check; restraint; inhibition
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
price; cost; value; worth; value
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
jumping to a wrong conclusion
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
to become pale; to turn pale
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved