neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
personal; individual; private
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
surname; family name; last name
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will