value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
arrogant; haughty; stuck-up; arrogant bastard; snob
our country; our land; one's own country
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
emerging market; emerging nation; emergent nation; developing country; developing nation
to look down on; to make light of
sadness; sorrow; grief; (arch.) affection; (arch.) love
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
directly opposite; right in front
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to look away; to avert one's eyes
clearing one's throat; cough
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity