to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
frying; fried food; aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
final game; final games; the finals
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to look forward to something
moaning; muttering; complaining
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
piece; fragment; one (object)
heap; pile; stack; full measure
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
single word; a few words; brief comment
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
though; notwithstanding; although
to be infected; to be contagious
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
(committee) chairman; president
man; male; masculine gender
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to raise one's voice; to shout