to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
secret; private; surreptitious
while; even though; despite
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
modesty; humility; being humble
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
assertion; declaration; affirmation
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
tree stump; stubble (rice, etc.)
suffix used to negate a verb in the past tense
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...