is it?; isn't it?; be; is
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
expression; look; countenance; face
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
don't you think?; indicates question
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
visit (from someone); call
courteous; decorous; polite
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
otherwise; if not; or else
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
assistance; help; assist (final pass or cross before a goal)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
forcibly; by force; against one's will
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk