to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
as a child; when one was a child
to care for someone; to look after someone
indicate reason; infers some protest
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to apologize; to apologise
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
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying