to stiffen; to become stiff
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
contradiction; inconsistency
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky