should; must; -able; probably; likely
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
head of the student council; president of the student council
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
living thing; living creature; animal; life
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
as if it were about oneself
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
perfect; just right; ideal
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
how; in what way; how about; questionable
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
response; less; -less; loess; wrestling; sexless