trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
existence; being; presence
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
about this time; about now
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
useless resistance; vain struggle
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
patting; stroking; caressing
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
sense of relief; feeling of relief