repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
irritation; annoyance; frustration
human; human-like; as a person
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
opening fully; full throttle; full power
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
outsider; layman; amateur
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
not worth doing; waste of effort
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to understand (each other); to comprehend
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
to be found; to be discovered
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
detonator; priming; primer; trigger; impetus; spark
sensual love; love affair
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
nine parts; nine percent; almost
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
conflict between a bride and her mother-in-law; (lit.) bride and mother-in-law war
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)