to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
person concerned; interested party; related party
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
the first in history; only once in history
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to change completely; to change suddenly
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to summon courage; to be brave
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
looks; personal appearance; features
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
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
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment