spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to smile (at); to grin (at)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
secret; private; surreptitious
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
distant look; faraway look
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to poke each other; to jab each other
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
rest; break; recess; intermission
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to breathe out; to exhale
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up