first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
living by oneself; living alone
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
to live through; to survive
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
feeling; sense; impression
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)