to look at; to gaze; to stare at
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
very likely; very probable
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to chase; to run after; to pursue
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
parts; accessories; components
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on