being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
to think too much; to be over-concerned
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
simmer; bubble out; flow out
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
royal castle; imperial castle
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
second; number two; runner-up
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
in succession; one by one
continuation; succession; series
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
in person; personally; directly
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
around the clock; day and night
accurate; correct; precise; exact
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)