bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
menial; meanness; servility; abject
life; living; I; me; student
pure and innocent; immaculate
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
expression; presentation; representation; notation
female high-school student
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
incident; affair; happening; event
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
God; god; ace; king; superior person
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink