being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; tree tumbo (Welwitschia mirabilis)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
for example; for instance; e.g.
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya; Kaguyahime (manga series by Reiko Shimizu)
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to collect; to assemble; to gather
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
what kind of; what sort of; what
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
heteronomy; being directed by others; acting according to orders or rules from outside (rather than one's own will); heteronomy (in Kantian ethics)
autonomy; self-control; self-discipline; autonomy (in Kantian ethics)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
beginning; outset; first; onset
big problem; major issue; big controversy
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit