to speak; to hear a voice
height (of body); stature
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
temporal region; regio temporalis (capitis)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
powerful person; influential person
to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
other; another; over; more than; I; me
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
imagination; supposition; guess
to look young; to seem young
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
first meeting; first interview with
to look down on; to make light of
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)
that; the matter in question
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight