means; way; method; measure
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
common knowledge; well-known fact
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
etc.; et cetera; and so on
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
shyness; bashfulness; shame
kabukimono; Edo-period samurai who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and eccentric behavior
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
ten; 10; ten years of age
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
different thing; another question; different case
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
unreasonable idea; illogical plan; illogical move (in shogi or go)
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
stealthily; secretly; in secret
nod; inclination of the head
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump