obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
spirit of a true craftsman; artisan spirit; pride in one's craft
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
how long; how far; how much
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
to be relieved; to feel relieved
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
ominous smile; dark smile; creepy smile
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
thought; consideration; thinking
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show