doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
one's own thing; thing held in one's hand(s); one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
supreme; sublime; highest
from the viewpoint of; according to
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
telekinesis; psychokinesis
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
toil; drudgery; penal servitude; imprisonment (with hard labour)
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
contrivance; bit of fiddling; little ingenuity; bit more (e.g. food)