to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
sympathy; empathy; response