cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
turning away from; shift away from; being far removed from; being very different from; becoming independent of
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
eagerly; earnestly; zealously; wholeheartedly; diligently; assiduously
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
family; relatives; dependents; household
at that time; in those days
occurrence; happening; incident; event
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark