splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
declaration; proclamation; announcement
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
This isn't over; I will get my revenge
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
promising without due consideration
guess; conjecture; surmise
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
very likely; very probable
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than