constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
to step over or across; to overcome
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
ability; performance; efficiency
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
university (college) professor
ōshinbun; type of Meiji-era newspaper characterized by its use of political commentary written in literary language; major newspaper
adviser; advisor; consultant
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
rationalization; rationalisation; rationalize; rationalise
retention; maintenance; preservation
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
adherence (to one's beliefs) (positive nuance); persistence; sticking to one's guns; standing one's ground
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
nothing but; none other than
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
don't you think?; indicates question
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor