to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
creation; Creation (by God)
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
extreme masochist; very masochistic
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension