to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
returning tit for tat; retaliating
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
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; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
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 ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
had better ...; had better not ...
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
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
sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
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
to pretend; to act (as if)
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; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
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