as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
beloved child; dear child
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
patient; unhurried; leisurely
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
spouse; wife; husband; partner
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to give the stamp of approval
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
to examine; to check; to inspect
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
the whole area; all areas
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
point in common; common feature
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
(arch.) to sink; (arch.) to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
opinion; point of view; visual point
that is to say; so that means
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
intelligence gathering; information gathering
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision