to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
distrust; unjust suspicion
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to be born; to come into the world
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
since then; from that time; ever since
how many years; how long; what year
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons