getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
doing as one is told; yes-man
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
everything; anything; nothing
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to put to trial; to argue in court
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; dull; roundabout
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
marriage proposal; marriage talks
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
all you have to do is; just; that's all
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
unseasonable; out-of-season
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
foreign matter; impurities
castration; neutering; gelding; enervation; emasculation; taming
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
at that time; in those days
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
smoothly; easily; readily
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
is something that; is that which
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
simply put; putting it simply; in short
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive