dependence (on alcohol, drugs, etc.)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
bashing; fierce criticism; busing (catering); bussing; removing dirty plates, cutlery, etc. from a table in a restaurant
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
information campaign; awareness program
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
personality; character; individuality; personhood
devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
continuing one's education into university
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
one by one; one after another; successively
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
overhasty; rash; premature
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
society; the world; the times
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series