calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
silence (not speaking); muteness
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
observation; survey; watching
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
very rich person; the super rich
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
performer; entertainer; celebrity
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
originally; by nature; from the start
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key