frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
self-examination; reflection
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
true state; actual condition; reality
some things are better left unsaid; silence is golden
this and that; such and such
object of romantic interest
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
most part; greater part; majority
secret; private; surreptitious
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
breathing of a sleeping person
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious