distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
by myself; in person; by oneself
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to