expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
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)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to shed light; to cast light
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
abuse; misuse; perversion
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
glossy black (hair); (lit.) color of a crow with wet feathers
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
the same generation; coeval
un-Japanese in appearance or character
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
still; as yet; as it has been
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
living thing; organism; creature; biology
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
pre-war days; before the war
postwar period; period after Second World War
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
war; fighting; fierce competition
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit