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)
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
way of speaking; intimation
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
already; now; no longer; not any more
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
for example; for instance; e.g.
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
trend of the times; way things are going
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)