on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
essence; true nature; substance; reality
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
because of; owing to; due to
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
if so; in that case; in that situation
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness