quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to suppress one's emotions
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
fragile item; broken article
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
so; like this; in this way
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
rather; sooner; preferably
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
it is not (like that) either
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation