plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
very young; little; childish; immature
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to smile (at); to grin (at)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
don't you think?; indicates question
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to chase; to run after; to pursue
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to collapse into; to flop onto
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
start of work; commencement; opening