to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
fleeing soldier; warrior fleeing the battlefield; deserter
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
meaning; called; named; that says; that
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
scriptural text; scriptures; sutras
something like ...; something called ...
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple); abbot
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to write down one after another; to enumerate; to list; to write at length; to write on and on; to go on writing
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
very interesting; of great interest
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon