to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
strength; power; proficiency; ability
hidden (talents, etc.); self-concealment; self-effacement
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
good or bad; right or wrong; for better or for worse; rightly or wrongly
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
time and time again; many times; a number of times
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
like that; that way; thus
bad character; bad person; villain; baddie
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
proposal; offer; request; application
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
contract; compact; agreement
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
good person; virtuous person
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)