opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
caring for (esp. a pet or a small object); cherishing; being fond of; prizing; treasuring
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
library; book collection; paperback book
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); division; scale
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
sensual; sexy; voluptuous