accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
such; this sort of; like this
face value (of a security, bond, or currency); literal meaning; word for word (meaning); (at) face value
great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
the world in general; society; convention
seduction; deception; seducer; deceiver
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
bygones; the past; past event
odds and ends; all; every
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to summon courage; to be brave
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to make a fool of (someone)
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to laugh at someone scornfully; to scoff at
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
to flare up; to fly into a rage
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
by sheer strength; by brute force
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault