pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
reality; real state of affairs; true state of affairs; true form of all things as they are; ultimate reality
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
completely honest; downright honest; straightforward; perfectly upright
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
conduit; pipe; duct; vessel
better than nothing; better than none at all
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
stepping back; drawing back
unevenness (e.g. in quality); inconstancy; variation; dispersion; scatter; spread
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
beyond imagination; unimaginable
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
luggage compartment; cargo bay (aircraft); baggage compartment
empress (consort); queen (consort)
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
coming alongside (a boat, pier, etc.)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
turmoil; chaos; confusion
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
playing to the gallery; showing off; pretence; surface preparation (for painting); scraping a surface clean
secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)
preliminary test or trial; tryout; workout; warm-up
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
friction; discord; strife
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
three-digit number; hundreds column