no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to fold (one's) arms; to stand by and do nothing; to look on passively
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
novel; original; new; innovative
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
self-mutilation; self-injury
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to order; to command; to appoint
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
surveillance camera; security camera
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other