fair-skinned; light-complexioned
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
tension; mental strain; nervousness
expression; look; countenance; face
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
secret; private; surreptitious
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
freedom; free man; free woman
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
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
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to use (a thing, 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; 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; cause; circumstances
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
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