from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
head; brains; intellect; understanding
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to try to do; to attempt to do
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
detonator; priming; primer; trigger; impetus; spark
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
vehement objection; bitter opposition
to enclose; to corral; to fence in; to pen in
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
hair on the back of one's head
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
scene; spectacle; sight; view
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
unique; original; individual; unusual
charming; fascinating; attractive
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
preparatory course; preparatory department
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
old woman; joker (in old maid)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop