hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
neat and clean; tidy; trim
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to pierce through; to break through
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
breath; breathing; tone; mood
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
one's heart rate; pulse rate
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
feeling; sense; impression
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
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
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
clearing one's throat; cough