to tame (an animal); to domesticate
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
persecution complex; delusion of persecution; paranoia
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to talk; to chat; to chatter
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
had better ...; had better not ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; maker (person or device that makes something)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
this world; this life; world of the living
perfect; complete; flawless
existence; being; presence
accumulation; accumulate; store
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
endless; boundless; everlasting
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
progress; advance; improvement; development
to delay; to postpone; to slow down; to retard
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
don't you think?; indicates question
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
by the end of this month; before the month is out; in the course of this month
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
why; how; for what reason
to cause someone to worry
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when