elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
conviction; belief; confidence
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
tips of one's hair; hair ends
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
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
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
lineage; pedigree; family line
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
meaning; significance; sense
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious