physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
pretense of evil; pretence of evil
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
private opinion; personal view; personal opinion
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
ancestor; forefather; foremother
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
sense of values; values; value system
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
all parts; various parts; every department
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to rush over; to run up to
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to arrive home; to return