to take a breath; to take a short rest
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
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
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
such; like that; that sort of; very
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
in that way; thus; so; so?
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first