place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
G-man; FBI agent; inspector
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
sexy; popular; well-liked
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to be intimate with; to befriend
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
festival merrymaking; revelry
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery
in accordance with; according to
forgetting; lapse of memory
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
counter for choices, options, etc.
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping