painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
trembling from fear; trembling all over
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
submersion; inundation; being flooded
iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
as everyone knows; needless to point out
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
showing one's face in public; facing another person
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
conviction; belief; confidence
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition