sincere; honest; faithful
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
high spirits; gleeful mood
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
special training; intensive training; crash course
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
funny story; funny anecdote
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
inner thigh; (walking) pigeon-toed; one's toes turned inward; uchimata (judo); throwing an opponent by putting one's leg between their legs