to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to go out and away; to leave
sign; indication; omen; symptom
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
silence (not speaking); muteness
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to stiffen; to become stiff
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
paper-thin wafer (for wrapping powdered medicine, candies, etc.)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide