to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
in the end; finally; after all; ultimately
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to flatter; to play up (to); to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to cater (to)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
talkative person; chatterbox
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
windless; calm; no-wind; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
shade; shadow; sunshine; sunlight
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to sniff out; to get wind of
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
wound; injury; trauma; cut
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary
medicine; drug; chemical (agent); chemicals
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
opposite side; opposition
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
edict; ordinance; proclamation
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
to swarm; to crowd; to flock together