gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
honest person; person of integrity; straight shooter
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
what kind of; what sort of; what
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
starting point; starting line
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
spot; point; place; position
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
honorific/polite/humble prefix
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
there is nothing; having nothing
as a child; when one was a child
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)