with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
interruption; suspension; break
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
tips of one's hair; hair ends
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to mellow; to become softened by maturity
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
therapy; healing; rejuvenating; refreshing; soothing
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
yellow race; Mongoloid race
member of the Japan Self-Defense Forces
Japanese Self-Defense Force official; Self-Defense Force official
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
without; but if; otherwise; or else
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point