it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to be needed; to be wanted
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
conviction; belief; confidence
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
weird; disgusting; sickening
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
persistence; single-mindedness
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
mouse (esp. laboratory); (computer) mouse; mouth
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest