to be deeply impressed (by); to be moved (by); to admire greatly
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
feminine features; having a girl's face (for a man); girly face
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
latent disposition; inner feelings
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
large staple driven into two pieces of wood to hold them together; clamp; tie (metaphorical, e.g. something that binds two people together); latch; lock
to (be able to) agree (with); to be able to accept; to find acceptable; to be convinced; to understand
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
to be talented; to be able
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
malicious; deliberately mean
disinheritance; disowning
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to be full of pride; to be boastful
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
this one; with this; in this way
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
blindness; blind (e.g. love, faith); reckless
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
to spend all of one's free time; to spend one's time without constraint
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
grudge; complaint; reproach
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
to take command; to give direction
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace