to hate; to dislike; to loathe
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
gem; jewel; precious stone
way; method; means; resource; course
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
as a child; when one was a child
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to rattle; to be bumpy; to be shaky; to be unsteady
chair; stool; post; office; position
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
not understanding; not knowing
father; dad; husband; you; he
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to run through; to run past
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear