illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
much less; to say nothing of
to be broad-minded enough to associate with various types of people; to possess a capacious mind
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
immediately; at once; instantly
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
older brother; elder brother
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
breakup of diplomatic relations; diplomatic break
although I say; although one might say; although called
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
messenger; envoy; emissary
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
just right (time, size, length, etc.)