duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
being widely talked about as a prominent prospect (for)
servant; manservant; menial
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
family; relatives; dependents; household
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
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)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)