optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
honour; honor; glory; privilege
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
end of consecutive holidays
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
decline in attendance (shopping district, workplace, etc.); differing from a typical person; atypical person
to be the ruin of (a person)
isolation; being alone; being friendless
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder