grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
wrist cutting; slashing one's wrists
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
zoonosis (disease transmissible from animals to humans or vice versa)
infection; contagion; becoming infected
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
breeding; raising; rearing
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
please be careful; please take care
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
conviction; belief; confidence
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
volunteer activities; volunteerism