relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
empirically; from experience
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
in history; ever; historical
rare; extraordinary; singular
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
unable to resist; unable to suppress
to serve; to work for; to attend
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
calamity; disaster; accident
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost