bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
ruby; Jonathan apple; (arch.) glowing skin; (arch.) beautiful looks
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
rather than; more ... than ...
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
image; figure; figure; form; image
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
time; hour; period; class
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known