gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
expression; look; countenance; face
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
secret; private; surreptitious
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
chance; opportunity; occasion
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
failing to be elected; election defeat; losing an election; not being accepted (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); rejection; failing to win a prize
freedom; free man; free woman
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
territorial relationship; regional bond
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to win and advance to the next round
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
arrears; (being) overdue; delay (e.g. in payment); procrastination
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
woman's looks; woman's charm
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)