chaps (in the skin); cracks
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
great laughter; burst of laughter
the lower classes; the common people
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
postwar period; period after Second World War
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
believer; devotee; follower; adherent; convert; disciple
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to experience hardship; to suffer a bad experience; to be put in a tough spot
root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
power balance; balance of power
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
all you want; as much as one wants
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
vitality; energy; dynamism
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
to bury; to embed; to implant