when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
the aforementioned; the said; the usual; kudan; yōkai resembling a human-headed bovine, said to prophesize misfortune or bountiful harvest
preface; introduction; preamble
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
clanging; empty; deserted
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
strong-willed; strong of heart
sensitivity; sensibility; susceptibility; receptivity
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)