personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
independence; self-reliance
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
good family; respectable family; decent family
sons and daughters; children; girl
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to look at from a biased viewpoint; to look at with a prejudiced eye
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
narrow margin; slim margin
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
criticism; critique; review; commentary
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
along the way; along the road
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to indicate; to show; to point to
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.