silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
door; gate; opening; title page
blow; shock; strike; batting
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
sweet voice; seductive voice
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
preface; introduction; preamble
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
three; three years of age
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud