front; frontage; facade; main
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
drive assembly; driving gear; driving mechanism; running gear
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
such ... as; or some such
both hands; both arms; ten
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
because of; owing to; due to
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
not yet known; unknown; strange
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand