explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
hostility; animosity; enmity
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
incident; affair; happening; event
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
to complete decisively; to do to completion
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
insanity; an insane person
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
comfort; consolation; diversion
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
matter causing distress; something causing worry
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)