reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
planning; project; plan; design
to stand up straight; to stand on end (e.g. of hair); to have the creeps
indicate reason; infers some protest
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
to begin to walk; to set out
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
how many years; how long; what year
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
older sister; elder sister
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to fall in love (with); to love
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal