if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
after that; afterwards; thereafter
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
suddenly; all of a sudden
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
violent emotion; passion; fury
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
self-control; self-restraint
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
price; cost; value; worth; value
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
reason; cause; history; origin
assertion; declaration; affirmation
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
street; quarter; district; area
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
pressure; oppression; suppression
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
sensitivity; sensibility; susceptibility; receptivity
perception; sensing; noticing
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to do a silly thing; to do something stupid
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to drive (cattle, sheep, etc.); to urge on; to drive (to do); to urge
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason