expression; presentation; representation; notation
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
serious wound; serious injury
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to practice magic; to practise magic
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
that's a different matter; that's a different story
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
(for the) first time in one's life
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
affected part; diseased part; wound
thick (esp. paper, cloth)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
how long; how far; how much
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal