doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
cares; ill feeling; reserve
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
originally; by nature; from the start
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
notice; attention; observation
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
refinement; elegance; grace
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
contradiction; inconsistency
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
(with a) start; fright; alarm