to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
difficult to hear; hard to hear; unpleasant to hear; painful to hear; difficult to ask
(speaking) bluntly; frankly; straightforwardly; openly; directly; unhesitantingly
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
feeling; sense; impression
junior high school student; middle school pupil
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
death penalty; capital punishment
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
else; in addition; besides
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
human rights; civil liberties
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
statement; account (of something); declaration; allegation
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
society; the world; the times
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to be able to ...; can ...; to get; to acquire; to obtain
means; way; method; measure
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
bloodshed; (lit.) rain of blood