it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
male homosexuality; sodomy; (arch.) male prostitute
society; the world; the times
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
and yet; though; when; in spite of
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk
solitude; loneliness; isolation
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern
difference between the sexes; sexual difference
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock