sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
while surprised; suddenly
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
shyness; bashfulness; shame
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to become better; to improve
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
at work; in the midst of work; working
face with no make-up; sobriety
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
looking great with makeup
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain