strict; close; precise; scrupulous
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
wearing one's hair in braids
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to live; to reside; to inhabit
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
safekeeping; temporary custody; claim check; deposit receipt; matter left undecided; unresolved issue
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
leader (of an alliance); leading power
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)