to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
why; how; for what reason
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
shameless; shameless person
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
two persons; two people; pair; couple
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
both (people); the two of them
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside