as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
manly; masculine; like a man
looks; personal appearance; features
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
bank; weir; embankment; levee
baseball stadium; ballpark
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
at least; at most; (even) just
if you think about it; come to think of it
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to complete decisively; to do to completion
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by