blood relationship; blood relative
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
steel trap; foothold trap; bear trap
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
such ... as; or some such
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
hook (fishing, golf, boxing, etc.)
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
proper; right; reasonable
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)