to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
serious; severe; grave; acute
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to recall; to remember; to recollect
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to use up all one's strength
woman; female; feminine gender
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
simply; merely; only; solely
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
being highly educated, having a high salary and being tall; (lit.) three highs; high-valued yen, high stock prices and high land prices (usu. in reference to the Bubble Era)