to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
posture; position; stance
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
why; how; for what reason
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to keep standing; to stand motionless
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
reality; actuality; hard fact
if you think about it; come to think of it
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
something; some kind of; for some reason
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
subtext; implication; connotation; implicit meaning; between the lines
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
one's house; one's home; one's family
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
if it is (the case that ...)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante