apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to talk to oneself; to mutter
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
wild beast; wild animal; brute
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
consenting to; agreeing to; understanding; being convinced of; being satisfied
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
hostility; antagonism; opposition
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
just because; even if; even though
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch