tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to pay attention; to be watchful
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
feigned tears; crocodile tears
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
calamity; misfortune; disaster
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
production (e.g. play); direction
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
index finger; forefinger; second toe
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
such ... as; or some such
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
club activities; extracurricular activities
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
main school; principal school; this school; our school
comparatively; relatively
class; heading; group; category
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi