to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
unfortunately; regrettably
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
crotch; groin; area between the thighs
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
a few seconds; several seconds
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
hey there; I say; see here
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
true character; true heart; true spirit
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons