if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to jump at; to be attracted by
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
closeted maiden; carefully-raised girl from a well-to-do family
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to make a speech; to address
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
briskly; quickly; promptly
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to shake; to sway; to waver
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
strikeout; strike out; fanning out
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull