being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
considerably; greatly; a lot
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower
clearing one's throat; cough
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
present (brought by a visitor); gift
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
proper; respectable; decent; honest
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
opposite side; other side; other party
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
how much; how many; to what extent
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
what is called; what they call; so-called
duck face; duck lips; facial expression where the lips are pursed and corners of the mouth raised
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
three; three years of age
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
shopping; purchased goods
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
scale; scope; plan; structure
independence; self-reliance