authenticity; credibility
to understand from experience
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to be linked (esp. of data); to be tied (e.g. to an account); to be related
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to rush over; to run up to
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
one more time; once more; once again
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
paper-covered folded fan used in noh and storytelling
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
no!; no no!; no, not at all
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
skill; dexterity; proficiency
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
coincident with; while; simultaneously