to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
stalker; (mechanical) stoker
former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
statue; picture; picture revealing character
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
guard; sentinel; garrison
to march (someone) off (e.g. to the police station); to lead away; to take away
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to show up; to appear; to turn up
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
speaking voice; talking voice
of course; certainly; naturally
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
no, not like that (but like this)
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
princess; daughter of a nobleman
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
twelve-layered ceremonial kimono (worn by a court lady); ajuga (Ajuga nipponensis); bugle
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to run up to; to rush over
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
posture; position; stance