apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
reality; actuality; hard fact
spoiled; half-rotten; decaying
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
every year; yearly; annually
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
reopening; resumption; restarting
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
to master something (through personal experience)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
sports-minded; sports-oriented
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve