to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
duty; obligation; responsibility
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
prohibition; inhibition; ban
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
heir; inheritor; successor
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
home; household; family; hearth
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
to draw back; to leave (e.g. the area); to withdraw
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
special training; intensive training; crash course
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
sampling food; tasting; trying
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
severe criticism; sharp criticism; scathing criticism; diatribe; panning
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair