to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
this world; this life; world of the living
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
wise saying; famous saying
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to grow up; to become an adult
impassioned speech; fervent speech
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
since when; from when; how long
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
digging deeply (below the surface); mining deep; probing deeply (issue, problem); investigating thoroughly; deepening relations
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
good-bye; see you later; bye-bye; then; and then; and
to look forward to something
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
consequence; outcome; result; blame
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
clearing one's throat; cough
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
just because; even if; even though
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu