recalcitrant; insubordinate; lawless; disaffected; malcontent; rebellious
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
one's dominant hand; person of ability; skilled person; master-hand
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to add (to); to add on; to append
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
All Seats Sold, Thank You; full house; sell-out crowd
great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
to well up; to burst; to arise
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
presentation (of a gift, prize, etc.)
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
sounding each other out; probing each other
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
difficult to ...; hard to ...
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
daruma otoshi; toy consisting of vertically stacked wooden blocks that must be knocked away without letting the daruma doll on top fall to the ground
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to stay (at); to stop (at)
root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation
conversely; on the contrary
still (continuing); as ever; further
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth