sympathy; compassion; pity
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
burlesque; low comedy; farce
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to rock; to shake; to swing
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
foster sibling; foster brother; foster sister
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
heir; inheritor; successor
failure; mistake; blunder
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
somehow; for some reason or other
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly