home position; origin; usual place (for something)
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
to lead a life; to live a life
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
slowly and quietly; smoothly
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
pretext; pretense; pretence
softly; mildly; gently; politely
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to have troubles; to have concerns
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
the aforementioned; the said; the usual; kudan; yōkai resembling a human-headed bovine, said to prophesize misfortune or bountiful harvest
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
warmly; cordially; with tender care
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
longing for; burning desire
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize