front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
woman; female; feminine gender
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
person in charge; official; attendant
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
conviction; belief; confidence
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
way of justification, sorting, etc.
to jump at; to be attracted by
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade