tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
curious; strange; unusual
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to be surprised; to be astonished
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
well-cooked; well-done; browned
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
light brown; golden brown; tan
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to mistake (A for B); to misread