to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
neighbourhood; neighborhood
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
three; three years of age
hot-spring resort; onsen town; spa town
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch