or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
is that so?; I see; right; oh
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
backup dancer; background dancer
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
school building; schoolhouse
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
same crime; being equally guilty; bearing the same amount of responsibility
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
stealthily; secretly; in secret
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
something; some kind of; for some reason
spattering; splotching; step-by-step; little-by-little; soon; clicking; clacking
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest