promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
with a collapse; with a slump
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
one or two; a few; small number
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to develop into a serious incident
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
that; the matter in question