clearly; distinctly; vividly
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
(not) even once; (not) ever
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to throw oneself (into an activity)
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
small (token of one's gratitude, etc.); little (something by way of thanks); mere (trifle)
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
secret; private; surreptitious
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
sad to say; how sad; alas
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to push; to propel; to shove; to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
temporary; transitory; short-lived
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
to count on one's fingers
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to come to mind; to pop into one's head