to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
such; like that; in that way
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
than; from; out of; except; but; more
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
either way; in any case; one way or another
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
war; fighting; fierce competition
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance