to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
magnetic field; ambience; atmosphere; focal point
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
to continue to do; to persist in doing
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
dual personality; split personality
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
either way; in any case; one way or another
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to take (someone) to task; to tell off severely; to give a good talking-to; to scold
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
matter of time; question of time