resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to establish; to formulate
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to wring the neck; to strangle
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to grimace; to make a wry face
heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
gem; jewel; precious stone
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
gradually; slowly but steadily
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
siren (in Greek mythology)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
aquatic (life); living in the water
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.