to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
lack of unity; inconsistency; disharmony
weird; strange; mysterious
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)