price; cost; charge; price (of achieving something); cost; sacrifice
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to badger; to pester; to beg
to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to close (one's eyes); to shut
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
heart attack; to have a heart attack
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to make an appearance; to show up
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
(not) even with; (not) even using
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to trample; to crush underfoot