unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
love problems; problem related to love
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
end; tip; extremities; terminal
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; all kinds of this
returning tit for tat; retaliating
to come to an end; to rest
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
small number; few; minority
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
recovery; undoing; recall
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
astronomical figure; astronomical number
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle