to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
antiquity; the previous era
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
intelligence network; information network
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
mistress; kept woman; concubine
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
death from disease; death from illness
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
this family; our family; this house; we
to invite in; to show someone in
first meeting; first interview with
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
destruction; demolition; smashing apart; spoiling; ruining
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
dullard; indecisive person
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
young girl; lass; adolescent female