serious; severe; grave; acute
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
probity check; background investigation
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
story of one's experiences
authenticity; credibility
imagination; supposition; guess
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
near; close; beside; third person
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
proposed solution; idea for a solution
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
rather; sooner; preferably
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
child; offspring; issue; sperm; (one's) seed