true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
preference; priority; precedence
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
difference; variation; difference
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to rush over; to run up to
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show