to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
alone; by oneself; on one's own
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
redoing; doing over again
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
to be found; to be discovered
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
is something that; is that which
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating