sympathy; compassion; pity
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
consideration; taking into account
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
interference; intervention; meddling
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
songwriting (words and music)
increasing one's fighting spirit
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
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
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to be enraged; to flip out
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason