origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
charming; fascinating; attractive
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to escape from; to get out
last ray of hope; only hope
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
with a start; with a jump
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
head; lead; vanguard; first
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
falling over; toppling sideways
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
calm; composed; leisurely
pride; dignity; self-respect
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring