to keep away; to keep at a distance
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
middle of the night; dead of night
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
nothing but; none other than
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
mental; spiritual; emotional
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
big frame; large figure; huge body
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
calamity; disaster; misfortune
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
to let one's actions do the talking; to lead by example; to walk the talk
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
in; on; at; during; in the condition of
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
victim; injured party; sufferer
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
one's family; family member
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
calm; composed; cool; quiet