a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
much less; to say nothing of
duty; obligation; responsibility
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to go out and away; to leave
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
now that; since; so long as; because
devoted; self-sacrificing
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to care for someone; to look after someone
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
anything and everything; just about everything
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
tedious; boring; being fed up with
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
to visit (someone) in hospital
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
it's no joke; gimme a break!
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint