opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
aspect; phase; condition; modality
complete change; about-face
Immigration Bureau; Immigration Office
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
forced repatriation; deportation
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
mortal enemy; sworn enemy; nemesis
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
(the relevant) police authorities
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
(means of) enduring; tiding over; pulling through; food offered to attendants of a funeral
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
such; like that; that sort of
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to bring back; to restore
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
... years old; age (of) ...
(coming through) loud and clear
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
point of purchase; point-of-purchase advertising; Post Office Protocol; POP