door; gate; opening; title page
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
in proportion to; just as much as
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
to temper thoroughly; to train well
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
very young; little; childish; immature
closeted maiden; carefully raised girl from a well-to-do family
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
hegemony; leadership; initiative
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
full (of a container, vessel, etc.); filled to the brim; packed; filled (with people); full
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
spoiling (e.g. a plot); revealing (e.g. a trick); giving it away
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence