it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
natural; intrinsic; from birth
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
to count up; to enumerate
to be compatible (with); to be in harmony; to coexist
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
protuberance; projection; prominence; protrusion; bump; boss
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
reflection in a mirror; reflected image; inverse (of a point); mirror image
to project; to stick out; to stand out
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
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)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
feel (of a material); texture
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to push (something) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (esp. in piano-playing); fourth toe
five (long cylindrical things)
to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
vista; view; scene; counter for scenes (in a play)
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
standing close together; bristling (with)
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)