by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to ask a question; to ask questions
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
proper; respectable; decent; honest
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
how can (one) do something
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
toxicity; virulence; toxic; virulent; poisonous
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
never mind!; don't worry about it
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit