to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be silent; to say nothing
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
furious facial expression
because of; owing to; due to
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
inconsistently, horribly drawn animated film or cartoon; animated cartoon episode of lower picture quality than other episodes in the same series
attractive middle-aged man
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
president and chief executive officer
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
production (e.g. play); direction
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
nonchalantly; unconcernedly; casually
maintenance; preservation; improvement
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
forcibly; against one's will
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter