to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
technique; art; skill; move
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
practice; practising; training; study
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
instant; moment; for an instant
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to turn towards; to point
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
patting; stroking; caressing
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to shake; to sway; to waver
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light