to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
witnessing; observing; sighting
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
somehow; for some reason or other
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
newspaper story (article, account)
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
story; tale; talk; discussion
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
sincere; honest; faithful
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to shake; to waver; to tremble
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence