comfort; consolation; diversion
match; game; bout; contest
practice; practising; training; study
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
discretion; consideration; allowance
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
to not be worthy of the reputation (e.g. restaurant, Diet member, etc.); to not be worth the name; to not deserve to be called
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
had better ...; had better not ...
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
noncommittal; equivocal; indecisive; evasive; ambiguous; vague
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
warning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something
powerless; helpless; incompetent
at once; there and then; immediately
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision
sympathy; empathy; response
menial; meanness; servility; abject
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
hesitantly; timidly; diffidently
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)