to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to be to the point; to be pertinent
in name only; titular; nominal
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
single word; a few words; brief comment
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to become pale; to turn pale
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to stop walking; to pause
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted