logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
charming; fascinating; attractive
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to check; to stop; to keep back
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
acting ability; talent as a performer
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
one by one; one each; one at a time
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
at the last moment; this late in the game
useless resistance; vain struggle
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
good feeling; feeling good
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go