same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
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; heart (of something); 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
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
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
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
the front; honest; upright; decent
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
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
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
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; (musical) note; fame
fast (talking); rapid; quick-tongued
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)