to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
discovery; detection; finding
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
deck (of a ship); deck (attached to a building); platform (at the end of a railway passenger car); vestibule; observation deck (esp. at an airport); tape deck; deck (of cards)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
becoming stereotyped; becoming tedious; becoming repetitive; becoming routine; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
debauched; lewd; lascivious; lecherous; salacious; wild
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
audiovisual; adult video; porn video; pornographic video