minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
meaning; significance; sense
refutation; rebuttal; retort
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
heart; guts; nerve; central part
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
indicate reason; infers some protest
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
go that far; to that extent
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)