posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
already; now; no longer; not any more
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to step firmly; to harden by treading
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
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
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle