immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
authenticity; credibility
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
to be fragrant; to give out a smell; to be enveloped in a smell; to be radiant; to be attractive
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
to manage a state; to govern a country
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)
training clothes (judo, kendo, etc.); practice suit
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
courteous; decorous; polite
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
delusion; illusion; infatuation; bewilderment; perplexity
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move