just now; a little while back; a short time ago
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
sympathy; compassion; pity
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
fantastical idea; fanciful notion; bizarre thought
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
that's the way it is; such is life
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to employ; to hire; to charter
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
suffix for familiar person
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
in that manner; like that
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
memory; sense; experience
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
the real criminal; true culprit
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order