ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
reopening; resumption; restarting
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
inattention; absent-mindedness
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
though; notwithstanding; although
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
deep emotion; strong feelings
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
pupil; student; schoolchild
to be perturbed; to be agitated
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
conviction; belief; confidence
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
rather; better; instead; if anything
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish