to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
metal fittings; metal fixtures
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
chance; opportunity; occasion
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
to serve; to work for; to attend
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
demonstration; show of force
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
insight; power of observation
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon