chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
feeling; sense; impression
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
expression; presentation; representation; notation
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
source of worry; source of distress
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to accept; to receive; to agree
difficult to ...; hard to ...
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
different thing; another question; different case
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
all; entire; whole; altogether
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence