gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
simple; straightforward; problem-free; hopeless (person); impossible; the end
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
even though; despite; when
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
each time it happens; at all such times
muddiness; murkiness; impurity (of the world, one's heart, etc.); dakuten (diacritic indicating a voiced consonant); unrefined sake
accumulation; accumulate; store
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest