surely; certainly; without doubt
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
ability; performance; efficiency
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
by means of; due to; because of; according to
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
how can (one) do something
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to subsist; to keep on living
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when