to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
a long time ago; long before now
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
colour; color; hue; tints
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
ordinary; in the past; usual; regular
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
runny-nosed child; sniveler; sniveller; greenhorn; inexperienced person
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
door; gate; opening; title page
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
in proportion to; just as much as
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
to temper thoroughly; to train well
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading