to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
practice; practising; training; study
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
regret; repentance; remorse
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
tedious; boring; being fed up with
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
instability; insecurity; crankiness
impossible; unlikely; improbable
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to pick up; to find; to gather
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
house of a prince of the blood
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine
main point; main object; chief purpose; core; gist; essence
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to become calm; to die down
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
to appease; to suppress; to calm
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping