various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
conviction; belief; confidence
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
stomach-ache; stomach pain; gastralgia
while; during (the time when)
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
ten; 10; ten years of age
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now