serious look (on one's face); straight face
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
counter for long and narrow things (e.g. guns, spades, hoes, oars, ink sticks, candles, abacuses, kitchen knives, scissors, shamisen, violins); counter for palanquins, rickshaws, and similar vehicles
opposite side; opposition
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
master sergeant; sergeant major (JSDF)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
stand-in; proxy; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to one's remaining ramen broth)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
mortal enemy; object of fierce hatred or intense aversion; (lit.) one's parent's killer
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
rather than; more ... than ...
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing