bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to raise one's voice; to shout
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
the six elements (earth, water, fire, wind, void, and consciousness)
son and heir; son who will succeed one
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles