doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
loved one; lover; sweetheart
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
custom; practice; convention; precedent
to cultivate a better understanding
drama; play; powerful drug
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to say no more; to sink into silence
new discovery; new invention
guess; speculation; supposition
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
all-out attack; general offensive