to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
club activities; extracurricular activities
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
corridor; hallway; passageway
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
trivial; not amounting to much
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
difference between night and day; world of difference; (being) poles apart; (lit.) difference between heaven and earth
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
existence; possession; having; limited company
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed