to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to be talented; to be able
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
clearing one's name; redeeming oneself; restoring one's honor
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
living person; the living
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
this world; this life; world of the living
guess; conjecture; surmise
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark