to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
this world; this life; world of the living
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to summon courage; to be brave
serious; not joking; straight
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
again (and again); once again; yet again
the other day; some time ago; recently
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
consequence; outcome; result; blame
opening and shutting; opening and closing
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
house; one's house; one's home; one's family