elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to be surprised; to be astonished
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; family crest representing the seven luminaries (with one central circle surrounded by six other circles); Japanese pilchard (Sardinops melanostictus); Japanese sardine
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
name; given name; first name
brief personal record; short curriculum vitae; short CV
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to be familiar; to learn by ear; to pick up knowledge
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to step forward; to volunteer
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness