to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to be impressed; to greatly admire
even though; despite; when
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to indicate; to show; to point to
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to say; to tell; to state; to do
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
green; wet behind the ears; immature; (lit.) smelling of milk
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to apologize; to apologise
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel