earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to say no more; to sink into silence
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
please; somehow or other; one way or another
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
slamming one's hand into the wall in front of somebody (e.g. to stop them from leaving; often viewed as romantic); banging on the wall (e.g. to quieten one's neighbour)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience