to ask; to enquire; to query
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
with a start; with a jump
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
virile; tough; masculine; intense
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
at the last moment; this late in the game
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
personification; impersonation; embodiment
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person