thousands; several thousand
emotional care; emotional support; caring for somebody's mental well-being
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to use and then throw away
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
meeting; greeting; welcome
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
to be nearing death; to be dying
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
thought; idea; conception
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
to write the kanji for "person" on one's hand three times and mimic swallowing them (as a technique for calming one's nerves)
collective view (opinion)
dual personality; split personality
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
established (certain) fact
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
composed expression; clear face
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
to pounce on someone's words; to cavil at someone's words; to trip someone up with their own words
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
in turns; alternately; in order