disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
clear; precise; definite; distinct
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to be hot on a person's heels
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
already; now; no longer; not any more
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
absence; disregard; indifference
because of; owing to; due to
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
entreaty; supplication; petition
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically