to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
sincere; honest; faithful
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
by myself; in person; by oneself
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
in the same way as; just like
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to rise; to erect; to get up
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to shut in; to confine; to contain
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted