to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
then; and (then); in that case; if so
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
to stare back at; to look back at
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
private funds; own funds; private property
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to collapse on the street (from illness, hunger, exhaustion, etc.); to fall down dead on the road
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
to collapse; to flop (onto)
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)