payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
ill will; malice; evil intent
desire for revenge; vengeful thoughts
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to comfort; to console; to amuse
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
jumble; mixture; mess; muddle; disorder; chaos
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog