idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
to be scared; to be afraid; to tremble with fear
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
appearance; air; condition; state; form
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
tool; implement; means; furniture
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
outward appearance; looks
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
acting ability; talent as a performer
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
way one walks; one's walk
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to summon courage; to be brave
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt