nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
objection; dissent; protest
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
to waste time; to kill time
people; men and women; each person; everybody
original document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language)
smoothly; easily; readily
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
sitting with one knee drawn up
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
scene; spectacle; sight; view
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment