sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
even though; despite; when
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
greeting; a fine thing to say
the opposite sex; isomerism
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
practice; practising; experience
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
surely; certainly; without doubt
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to marry off; to espouse to
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
way of talking; speaking style
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale