ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
evening; last night; yesterday evening
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
although; but; even though; I wish that
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
important point; point to make note of
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
both; both sides; both parties
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
this and that; one thing or another
simply; merely; only; solely
living thing; living creature; animal; life
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
prejudice; bias; distorted view
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)