near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
tool; implement; means; furniture
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
clearly; distinctly; vividly
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
essence; true nature; substance; reality
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
last night; yesterday evening
many; numerous; various; large number of
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
practice sword; fake sword
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
last night; yesterday evening
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession