(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
region; limits; stage; level
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to blow out; to spout out
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
cripple; disabled person; invalid
way of speaking; intimation
even though; despite; when
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
common people; ordinary people; masses
usually; under usual circumstances
few decades; many decades; several decades
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
neighboring village; neighbouring village
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
abundant harvest; bumper crop
already; now; no longer; not any more
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually