fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
taking one's own life; suicide
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
acid reflux; bile reflux; pyrosis; gloating; gratification; satisfaction
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
one's business; one's duties
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
fury; flying into a rage; outrage
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
palliative; mitigative; lenitive; alleviant; obtundent; anesthetic
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
your home; your family; their home; (my) home