to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
decision; determination; resolution
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
classical form of martial art
perfect; complete; flawless
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to mind; to care; to worry
beginning; outset; first; onset
convenient; handy; useful
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
reduction by half; halving
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
as (for); for; in the capacity of
feeling; sense; impression
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling