tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
memory; sense; experience
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
build; physique; frame; constitution
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
greedy; avaricious; covetous; raga (desire)
otherwise; or else; if not
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to indicate; to show; to point to
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to throw at; to turn; to raise
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice