to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
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
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
had better ...; had better not ...
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to shake one's head (in denial)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
in succession; one by one
thought; consideration; thinking
it is not (like that) either
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
useless; worthless; absurd; baloney
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)