to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
softly; mildly; gently; politely
conduct; behavior; behaviour
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
at once; immediately; right now
discovery; detection; finding
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
(tactile) feel; sense of touch
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
8th day of the month; eight days
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
pale; pallid; bluish-white
incomplete; unfinished; imperfect
cold feeling; psychroesthesia
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)