social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
inheritance; something given or received
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
plump; fleshy; chubby; (walking) slowly; with soft-footed steps (of toddlers, small animals, etc.)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to burrow through; to dig through
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
Urashima Tarō; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
devious mind; sinister thinking; scheming
very much; exceedingly; extremely
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly