light blue; pale blue; aqua
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
your husband; her husband
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
innermost depths of one's heart
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
way; method; means; resource; course
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
expression; look; countenance; face
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
hateful; detestable; loathsome
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
certificate; credentials; testimonial
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate