to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
one person; another name; nickname; alias
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to hypnotize; to hypnotise
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
plainly; clearly; vividly
suspicious-looking; fishy
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder