influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
repeater (telecommunications); repeat customer; regular customer; person who does the same (negative) act repeatedly
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
of great promise; with a promising future
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
divorce; dissolution of adoption
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
individual differences; personal equation
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
thorough; exhaustive; complete
late at night; at a late hour
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
near oneself; close to one; familiar