but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
in advance; beforehand; previously
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
here and there; in places
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
dated; date; fixed; external
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
nothing but; none other than
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)