embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
stone harvesting knife; stone knife
a show; blood-stained mucus discharge that happens during pregnancy up to two weeks before delivery; signature mark (crest) used by members of the imperial family to mark their belongings; a sign (with honorific 'o')
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
to be surprised; to be astonished
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
standard; set; routine; decided
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
correction; revision; amendment
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
the other day; a few days ago
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
messenger; envoy; emissary
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
(another person's) nephew
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
inexperienced; unrealistic; knowing but little of the world
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to like; to love; to be fond of