genius; prodigy; natural gift
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
something like ...; something called ...
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to be affected; to put on airs; to pose
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
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)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
and yet; though; when; in spite of
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
to continue to do; to persist in doing
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)