wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
sweatshirt; sweatpants; sweats; sweat
a matter for speculation; only conjecture; just guesswork
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
to flub (one's lines); to be flustered; to be confused; to bungle; to mess up
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
granted that; even if; even though
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
to explain adequately; to be accountable
ingredient; component; composition
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to die out; to become extinct
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
came here; coming here; recently
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
to beckon (to); to invite; to give orders
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
permutation; lining up in order; linear arrangement
half and half; fifty-fifty
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
either way; in any case; one way or another
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
large river; epic (of a novel, drama, etc.); long-form; large-scale
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)