tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
Near Threatened (conservation status); NT; New Testament; nuchal translucency
ancient burial mound; barrow; tumulus
unforgivable; inexcusable; unpardonable
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
novel; original; new; innovative
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
moving; touching; stirring
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
microminiature; ultraminiature; ultra-small
internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell