occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
sympathy; empathy; response
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
if so; in that case; in that situation
distant look; faraway look
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
mixed race; mixed parentage
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
young person; inexperienced person; novice
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
in person; personally; directly
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to mind; to care; to worry
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
story; tale; talk; discussion
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding