to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
if so; in that case; in that situation
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
close to the wall; alongside the wall
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to come back; to return; to recur
either way; in any case; one way or another
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
only the results matter; it's all about the results
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
blank column; blank space
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
normalcy; normality; normal
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort