formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
to be smeared; to be covered
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
drunkenness; intoxication
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
sunny spot; exposure to the sun