trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to jar; to creak; to grate
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
electrical appliances; electric appliances
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
men's language; male language
high-pitched tone; soprano
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
same crime; being equally guilty
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); lowest division in sumo
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying