to be worried; to be troubled
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
serious look (on one's face); straight face
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
near; close; beside; third person
ore; unprocessed metal; ground metal; (one's) true character
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
name; given name; first name
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
Japanese rat snake (Elaphe climacophora)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
close-cropped head; bald hill
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
again and again; repeatedly
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it