main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
penetration; permeation; transmission
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
large tree; big tree; huge tree
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
weightlessness; zero gravity
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
massing (of troops); gathering
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
just the other day; quite recently
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
John Doe; Jane Doe; person unknown
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
exemplar; model; example; pattern
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
university graduate; having graduated from university
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness