beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
to revise (amend) the law
I couldn't care less; not caring less
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
elopement; running away with a lover
way of speaking; intimation
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)