kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
why; how; for what reason
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
finishing blow; coup de grâce