protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
determination; conviction
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
addict; junkie; substance abuser
to cry in bed; to cry oneself to sleep; to weep secretly in bed; (lit.) to moisten one's pillow (with one's tears)
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
decided; determined; settled; convicted; sentenced
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
sincere; honest; faithful
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
emphasizes direct object of action
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
last week; the week before
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
be (that) as it may; having said that
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to be late; to be unpunctual
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
boring; dull; uninteresting
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
being cleared (of doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
distinctive; characteristic
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
minority group (party); minority
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
now is the (important) time; this is the (critical) moment; this is when it matters; this is the place
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light