frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
presence (impressive quality)
in the meanwhile; during the time
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
feelings; thoughts; meaning
until now; so far; up to the present
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
although I say; although one might say; although called
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
sense of orientation; sense of direction