to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
uneasiness; uncertainty; anxiety; apprehension; restlessness; insecurity
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to rain (or snow), keeping people indoors
Japanese laurel (Aucuba japonica); spotted laurel; lush, green tree
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
custom; habit; customary practice
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
moment by moment; hour by hour
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
way; method; means; resource; course
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to make up one's mind; to calm oneself; to be patient; to endure
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to come face to face (with)
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
with hands in pockets; idleness
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
strong point; forte; merit; strength
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to feel anxious; to feel uneasy; to worry
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen