in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
self-consciousness; self-awareness
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
serious look (on one's face); straight face
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to make a pass at; to hit on; to call out to (in an attempt to seduce)
grasp; catch; understanding
narrow; thin (sized); slender
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
older sister; elder sister
white-naped crane (Grus vipio)
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
to stir; to mix; to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
smack in the middle; perfect strike; bull's eye; perfect (for something or someone); just right; just the way one likes it
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
chair; stool; post; office; position
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being