confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
instant; moment; for an instant
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
such; this sort of; like this
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
in this way; thus; such; uh...
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to thrust before; to thrust at
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to compose; to put together