excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
fixed; obvious; commonplace
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
to have a meal; to take a meal
omen; sign; notice; indication
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
radiant smile; contented smile
(your) judgment; discernment
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
now that you say that; now that you mention it
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to be sooty; to be stained
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
to come to one's senses; to recover consciousness; to feel relieved; to feel relaxed