sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
pride; boast; credit (to)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
all; entire; whole; altogether
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
(falling into a) continuous decline; being on the wane
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
in that manner; like that
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
reason; cause; circumstances
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
difficult to ...; hard to ...
sympathy; empathy; response
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
murder; killing; murderer
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?