cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend