condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
much less; to say nothing of
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
but; however; even though; even if
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
hedge; fence; border; limit
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
pure heart; naivete; innocence
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
casting (of a play, film, etc.); cast
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
feel (of a material); texture