constant reference (to something); game in which two players pass a cord around their necks and pull at each other
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
society; the world; the times
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
what kind of; what sort of; what
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)