substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
deficiency; insufficiency; shortage; lack; want; dearth
genius; prodigy; natural gift
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
sensibility (artistic, moral); (good) taste; sentiment
region; limits; stage; level
chief; main; principal; important
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
beyond one's means or position
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
discouragement; disappointment
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to pluck; to pick; to tear
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
inner citadel; core; center; centre
standing on the balls of the feet; unsteady step; being unsettled; being restless; high volatility (in the market); severe fluctuation
danger; peril; hazard; risk
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
time of death; one's final hour; one's end