erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
poor physical health; bad shape
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
Western-style apparel and accessories; haberdashery
to boil strongly; to be excited
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
to be kind to; to treat kindly
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
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)
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
to run down (stairs, etc.)