robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to ascend; to go up; to climb
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
instead; but (on the other hand)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something