guidance; leadership; leading the way
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
courtesy call; courtesy visit
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
very young; little; childish; immature
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony