to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
quarrel; dispute; argument
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
future; possible; potential; prospective
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
the teaching profession; education of laity
something like ...; something called ...
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
settlement; solution; resolution
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
I see; that's right; indeed
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply