chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
counter for choices, options, etc.
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
forcibly; against one's will
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
such; this sort of; like this
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
reaction; response; reaction
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
it's been a long time; long time no see