to smile (at); to grin (at)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
meditation; contemplation
space (room, area, outer space)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
three; three years of age
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
stature; height; size; physique
surely; certainly; without doubt
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
inscrutable; incomprehensible
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky