to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
schoolgirl; female student
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
by myself; in person; by oneself
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity
scene; spectacle; sight; view
because of; owing to; due to
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
quiz; short test; mini test
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible