for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
cheap and low-quality play; performance not worth paying to see; transparent act; see-through scheming
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
to subsist; to keep on living
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
match declared drawn due to injury; ending with both sides suffering damage (of a dispute, etc.)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
every single word and phrase; word by word
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to talk; to chatter; to tell (e.g. secrets)
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint
vantage point; viewpoint; standpoint; outlook
(deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding
element (esp. component in electronics); elemental device; device; data; datum
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
aggressiveness; aggression
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
in public; in company; in the presence of others
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
violent emotion; passion; fury