tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
intimacy; affection; familiarity
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
guardian; protector; patron; parent
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
by myself; in person; by oneself
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 transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape