to tear off; to strip; to rob
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to be found; to be discovered
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
correction; revision; amendment
finishing blow; coup de grâce
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
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
to attack; to assault; to assail
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high