to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
too much; excessively; too
to torment; to torture; to harass
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
how long; how far; how much
scale; scope; plan; structure
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
impossible; unlikely; improbable
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to shout (in anger); to yell
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
early (days); initial stage; initial
material; substance; matter
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to be entwined; to be involved
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
to accept; to receive; to agree
difficult to ...; hard to ...
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling