condition; state (of health); appearance
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
than; other than; except; but
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to speak; to say; to vocalize
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
cartoon-character costume
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
funny story; funny anecdote
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
that's the way it is; such is life
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on