flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
more than anything; above all else
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
not necessarily so; is not always true
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
to be muddy; to be slushy
reduction by half; halving
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
furiously; passionately; indignantly
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on