opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to feel; to sense; to experience
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
such; like that; that sort of; very
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
showing by a diagram; illustrating; representing graphically
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
considerably; fairly; quite
time; hour; period; class
January; first month of the lunar calendar
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
aggression; invasion; raid
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross