close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
change; alteration; modification
lack of understanding; lack of sympathy
main; principal; chief; primary; major
penalty; sentence; punishment
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
Son of God; Jesus Christ; child of God; Christian; prodigy; young ace
to take flight; to disappear
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
misogyny; woman-hater; misogynist
while alive; during one's lifetime
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
leadership competition; power struggle
split; division; break up
successor; replacement; second wife
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
honest; upright; cleanhanded; unselfish
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
employee; employer; person hiring others
thorough; exhaustive; complete
public servant (esp. police); (lit.) dogs of the state
bashful; shameful; ashamed
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot