authenticity; credibility
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to continue to do; to persist in doing
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
reason; cause; circumstances
otherwise; if not; or else
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
older sister; elder sister
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
loveable; very likeable; like very much
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo; mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
if so; in that case; in that situation
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration