obedience; submission; resignation
feelings; thoughts; meaning
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
like a part of the family
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to repeat; to do something over again
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to cause a commotion; to create a big stir; (lit.) to invoke a storm
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
cooperation; collaboration
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
surrounding at a distance
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to slap; to strike; to spank
charming; fascinating; attractive
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
double-hull boat; catamaran
inspection; examination; checking
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)