indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
good humour (humor); good mood
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
salvation of one's country
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
difference; variation; difference
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
proposal; proposition; suggestion
why; how; for what reason
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
being startled; getting a shock
seeing through; fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy; clairvoyance; seeing through (objects)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
favourite horse; favorite horse
(not) even once; (not) ever
perfect; complete; flawless
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
male genitalia; male genital organs; penis
crotch; groin; area between the thighs
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock