plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
to make an appeal; to urge
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
then; well; so; well then
sudden change; sudden turn
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
failure; mistake; blunder
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
sudden; lightning; immediate; shocking
to be smeared; to be covered
hastily constructed; hastily built; made in a hurry; jerry-built; makeshift
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
with a collapse; with a slump
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
to revere; to respect; to worship
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
like a decent person; human
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open