nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
fully prepared; all ready
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
heir; inheritor; successor
you; Mr; Mister; older brother; elder brother
promising stock; stock with potential; hopeful stock; promising person; person with good prospects
impression given by a painting or image
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
human rights; civil liberties
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
good family; respectable family; decent family
you'll regret this!; I'll get you for this!; just you wait!
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
maneuvering behind the scenes; backroom deals; dodgy dealings
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
falling (down) unconscious; fainting (and collapsing)
that kind; competition; match
thorough; exhaustive; complete
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
rich; wealthy; affluent; rich (flavour)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
field overseer; site foreman