then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to rant and rave; to raise hell
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
came here; coming here; recently
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to accept; to receive; to agree
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes