makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
god of war; (fig.) war hero
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
state of mind; mentality; psychology
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
tall figure; high stature
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
if you think about it; come to think of it
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
without cause; without reason
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
to perceive; to understand
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
when; at what moment; what time
to spring at; to leap upon
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage