motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
carbonic acid; carbonated water; carbonated drink; baking soda; sodium carbonate
to recall; to remember; to recollect
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
being readily aware of rumors and gossip; being quick to learn secrets; having sharp ears; ability to remember everything one hears
when it comes to ...; as for ...
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
environment; surroundings; circumstances
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
one bow; one salute; one greeting
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to do for (the sake of someone else)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing