to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
region; limits; stage; level
willpower; energy; vitality
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
that's the way it is; such is life
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
letting (someone) die without helping
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
looks; personal appearance; features
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
at the last moment; this late in the game
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body