to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
pleasant feeling; good vibes
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
(not) merely; (not) simply
shock therapy; shock treatment
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
time; season; period; phase; stage
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to detain; to check; to restrain
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
the question remains; it comes into question
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn