special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
surely; certainly; without doubt
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
want to ... do something; would like to ...
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
self-consciousness; self-awareness
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
particularly; only; in the case of
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
hair-raising; bloodcurdling; horrible; shocking; gruesome
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious