to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to become desperate; to give in to despair
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to shake one's head (in denial)
wicked thought; wicked mind
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
quarrel; trouble; dispute
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)
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to mix; to stir; to blend
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
upper half of the body; upper body
sensational; inflammatory; incendiary; (sexually) suggestive; lascivious
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)