to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
to say; to be called; to do
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
just because; even if; even though
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to burst open; to pop; to split
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
being filled with; being full of; permeation
well-cooked; well-done; browned
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
way of speaking; intimation
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to happen to pass by; to pass by
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
arm; skill; efforts; ability