virile; tough; masculine; intense
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
person of high rank or position
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be worried; to be troubled
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
question; inquiry; enquiry
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
maintenance; preservation; improvement
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
physical condition; state of health
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
just because; even if; even though
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
decision; determination; resolution
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)