quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
carving; engraving; chiselled features
(set of) facial features; looks
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
serious crime; grave crime
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
assistance; backing; support; aiding and abetting (a crime); abetment
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to make one's own; to take possession of
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
daughter-in-law and mother-in-law (relationship, conflict, etc.)