recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
(clenched) fist; knuckles
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
whispering into a person's ear
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to run out (e.g. of the room)
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to understand (each other); to comprehend
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to paint (draw) a picture
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be silent; to say nothing
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce