to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
after a long time; for the first time in a while
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
older sister; lass; young lady
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to be postponed; to be deferred; to be delayed
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
schedule; program; programme; agenda
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
guess; conjecture; surmise
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
ex-husband; former husband
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
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 make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth