to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
entreaty; imploring; begging; spoken portion of a song; oral recitation
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
ill will; malice; evil intent
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
police; police officer; police station
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
sexual assault (of a woman); rape
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)