serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to count on one's fingers
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
light; faint; pale; fleeting
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
considerably; fairly; quite
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
innocent-looking; looking as though one wouldn't hurt a fly; looking as though butter would not melt in one's mouth
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
orthodontia; orthodontics
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to examine someone's expression
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
God; god; ace; king; superior person
equality; impartiality; evenness
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
had better ...; had better not ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof