debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
different race; different ethnic group; different peoples
hell on earth; living hell
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to become emaciated; to waste away; to grow thin and worn out
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
prohibition; inhibition; ban
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
proposal; proposition; suggestion
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to stare back at; to look back at
to walk away; to walk off
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
transactions; dealings; business
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost