groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
writing; composition; essay; sentence
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
boldface; bold-type; thick characters
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
sincere; honest; faithful
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
language center (brain); language centre
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
surroundings; environs; circumference
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
good or bad luck; fortune
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
to become fraught with emotion
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
proposal; offer; request; application
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself