unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to jar; to creak; to grate
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to put one's strength into
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
natural span of life; 250 years old
span of life; one's term of existence; destiny; fate; assigning a name to a number
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to take (be in) charge of
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like