(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
compromise; mutual concessions; give-and-take
to unfold; to unroll; to open
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
recommendation; referral; endorsement
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
leadership; initiative; spearhead
political measures; policy
breath; breathing; tone; mood
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
shyness; bashfulness; shame
to dye; to colour; to color
very much; very many; more and more
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
sensual love; love affair
business; trade; operations; sales
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
matter of time; question of time
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
the last moment; the very end
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
reconciliation of interests; settlement of interests
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
female friend; woman friend
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very