to apologize; to apologise
to squash; to crush; to flatten
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to tell all; to give a full account
two persons; two people; pair; couple
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to need; to call for; to require
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
power; authority; influence
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
this and that; one thing or another
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
it is not (like that) either
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to rain incessantly; to downpour