in any case; at all events; no matter how things turn out; whichever way it goes
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
degenerate; pervert; deviant
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
and yet; though; when; in spite of
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
and yet; though; when; in spite of
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to show; to bare (the teeth)
to knock down; to knock off
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source
spine; vertebral column; spinal column; vertebra
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to fall for a trick; to be taken in; to play into the hands (of)
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage