likability; favorability; popularity
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
choices; alternatives; options
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
infant; baby; little child
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
to stop walking; to pause
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
to peel off and fall; to flake away
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
drama; theatre; theater; play
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
both; both sides; both parties
to make somebody lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
having said that; on the other hand
good impression; favorable impression