rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
excursion; field trip; school trip
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
to feel; to sense; to experience
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
such; this sort of; like this
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to bring; to take; to bring about
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
because; for; the reason why is ...
human kindness; human weakness