basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
class; heading; group; category
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to distinguish between; to tell the difference between
way (of doing); manner; method; means
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down