manly; masculine; like a man
to stare back (at); to glare back
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to know (a person); to think
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
system; institution; organization; organisation
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
what if (as in "what if" stories)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
to say (something) over one's shoulder
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
speech; expression; wording; language