standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
speech; expression; wording; language
cares; ill feeling; reserve
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
straight; as the crow flies
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to threaten; to make threats
to be perturbed; to be agitated
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to not believe one's ears
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
decision; determination; resolution
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
trembling from fear; trembling all over
expression; look; countenance; face
outcast; odd man out; pariah
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
ruler; monarch; sovereign
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
eternity; perpetuity; immortality; permanence
very young; little; childish; immature
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
something to wear; clothes
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing