having said that; be that as it may
depiction; description; portrayal
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to begin to like something (one did not initially like); to gradually become enamoured with something; to have something grow on you
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to use and then throw away
7th day of the month; seven days
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
on the occasion of; at the time of
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
throwaway; disposable; single-use
without leaving any trace
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
for use by children; for children
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)