hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to kill by burning to death
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
charred; burnt black; scorched black
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
failure; mistake; blunder
perfect; complete; flawless
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
everybody; every last one of them; all
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to not believe one's ears
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
one more time; once more; once again
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
questions and answers; dialogue