father; dad; husband; you; he
considerably; greatly; a lot
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
work-related injury; work-related illness; work-related death; workers' compensation insurance
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to pick up; to find; to gather
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
matter of time; question of time
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
you can never be too careful
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)