unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
interruption; interference; butting in
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.
it is I who should say so
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
trouble; bother; annoyance
no!; no no!; no, not at all
the earth below; the ground below; this world (as opposed to heaven)
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to be hesitant; to feel timid
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
striking; remarkable; considerable
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
(political) administration; political power
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)