cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
observation; survey; watching
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
strong-willed; strong of heart
slanted eyes; upturned eyes; eyes that are turned up at the outer corners
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to concern; to be related
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to have an eye on; to zero in on
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
(political) power; authority; influence
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
thoughtlessness; indiscretion
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess