appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to shake one's head (in denial)
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
everywhere; all over; throughout
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
to step forward; to take a step forward
step; stride; counter for steps
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
memory; sense; experience
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
true character; true heart; true spirit
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
training; drill; practice; discipline
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
there is nothing; having nothing
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
rising; ascending; climbing
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
plural; multiple; plural (number)
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness