changing again and again; seesawing back and forth; being in a state of flux
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
how; in what way; in what manner
order; directive; instructions; command
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
how much; how many; to what extent
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
the front; honest; upright; decent
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
bright person; talented student; prodigy
personification; impersonation; embodiment
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
mask; disguise; guise; mask
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
accumulation; accumulate; store
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
check; restraint; oppression; repression
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)