maintenance; preservation; improvement
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
stout; well-fleshed; well-built; well-padded; plump
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to collapse; to flop (onto)
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
to comfort; to console; to amuse
subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; examinee (of a full-body scan, etc.)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
the front; honest; upright; decent
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
independence from parents
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
departure; leaving; setting off