to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
plain; plateau; tableland
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
notice; attention; observation
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
movements; bearing; deportment; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse; to use as grounds (for); to use as a shield; to shelter behind; to hide behind
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
mockery; derision; ridicule
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
child (esp. one of elementary school age or younger)
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
trembling from fear; trembling all over
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
posture; position; stance
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour