expression; look; countenance; face
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to make an appeal; to urge
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
had better ...; had better not ...
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
to pile up; to accumulate
locals; local inhabitants
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
re-education; retraining; in-service training
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard; rough draft
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
briskly with small steps; trotting
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)