liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
rather; sooner; preferably
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
environment; circumstance
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
just because; even if; even though
bronze statue; bronze sculpture
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
genuine article; real thing; real deal
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
while moving; on the move
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
dealing with; coping with
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to be surprised; to be astonished