obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to cause a person trouble
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
notice; notification; report; posting
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape