in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
servant; manservant; menial
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
notice; attention; observation
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
mist form; atomized form; spray (form)
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
beyond that point; after that
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
don't worry about it; forget about it
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
calamity; disaster; misfortune
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)