dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to shake one's head (in denial)
for the first time in one's life
scandal; deplorable event
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
reconciliation; make peace with
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to have an idea; to have a clue
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
it's not like; it isn't as if
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer