meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
whispering into a person's ear
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to order; to command; to appoint
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
to press a question; to cross-examine
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
forcibly; against one's will
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
beginning; outset; first; onset
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
in the same way as; just like
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to attack; to assault; to assail
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
if so; in that case; in that situation
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to become dim; to become blurred
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate