lifesaver; person who saved one's life
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to complain; to lodge a complaint
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
curiosity; inquisitiveness
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
question; inquiry; enquiry
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)