activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
victim; injured party; sufferer
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
hard worker; hardworking person
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
intention; idea; inclination; wish
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to bail (e.g. water from a boat); to ladle
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
chance of precipitation; chance of rain
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
deep emotion; strong feelings
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)