swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
several minutes; a few minutes
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
perception; sensing; noticing
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
charming; fascinating; attractive
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
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
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
trouble; quarrel; dispute
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many