yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
infancy; childhood; tender age
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
without showing any sign of; without giving the slightest indication of; without saying anything of; without breathing a word of
movie; film; motion picture
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
one-way mirror; two-way mirror
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
made-to-order (esp. clothing); custom-made; tailor-made; bespoke
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
acceleration; speeding up
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view