puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance; vulgar; lowbrow; indecent
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
cold-blooded person; heartless; coldhearted person
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
separate; respective; different
to bring up under one's personal care
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
same; similar; (just) like; equal
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
helper; assistant; help; assistance
specialization; specialisation
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
disclosure; exposure; revelation
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
boiled octopus; person with red flushed skin