precocity; early ripening; premature development
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
clairvoyance; second sight; clairvoyant
to accuse someone; to charge someone
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to do for (the sake of someone else)
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
(only) one option; one possible choice
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
joint struggle; common (united) front
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
to carry; to bring (to a place)
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
atrocity; (arch.) treason
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
how long; how far; how much
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
12th day of the month; 12 days
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses