devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
point where one has to accept one's fate; point where one has to give up; state of resignation; resigned state
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
if you think about it; come to think of it
forcibly; by force; against one's will
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
genuine article; real thing; real deal
son (of others); boy; young master; young man innocent of the ways of the world; man of pampered upbringing; greenhorn (from a well-off family)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")