tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
a little; a bit; slightly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
and yet; though; when; in spite of
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to read (a book, etc.) over again