to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
while; during (the time when)
first meeting; first interview with
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
everything; anything; nothing
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
this and that; various things
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
while alive; during one's lifetime
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
innermost depths of one's heart
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
episode; anecdote; vignette
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house