measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
hime cut; hairstyle consisting of straight shoulder-length or cheek-length sidelocks and bangs cut above the eyebrows
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
straight-cut bangs (hairstyle)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
I see; that's right; indeed
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
in this way; thus; such; uh...
on-the-spot filming or photography; live filming (as opposed to animation); actual picture (as opposed to a drawing); real picture or story (as opposed to fiction, imaginary scene, etc.); describing actual scenes (in writing, drawings, paintings, etc.)
when it becomes; when it comes to
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
latent disposition; inner feelings