sincere; honest; faithful
face; looks; vestiges; trace
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
focusing (e.g. light); convergence
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to throw open; to leave open
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
physical condition; state of health
everyday life; daily life
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
fabrication; lie; fiction
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
irregular; indeterminate; tramp (steamer)