to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
being in love with each other
close-cropped hair; shaven head
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
long hair (usu. of a man)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to make an appeal; to urge
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
depiction; description; portrayal
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
dullard; indecisive person
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
genuinely; sincerely; seriously; really; for real
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend