recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to dye; to colour; to color
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
proposal; offer; request; application
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
sincere; earnest; serious
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
second day of the month; two days
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
how many people; a number of people
military personnel; soldier
degree of familiarity; popularity
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
early (days); initial stage; initial
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
praise; glorification; extolment
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience