firm; unshakeable; resolute
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to withstand; to be able to endure
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
contemplation; meditation
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
had better ...; had better not ...
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
too much; excessively; too
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
consequence; outcome; result; blame
because of; owing to; due to
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted