blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
curiosity; inquisitiveness
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
consumption; expenditure; spending
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to become pale; to turn pale
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
something like that; that sort of thing; something natural; something plausible
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot); forerunner; pioneer
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute