to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
explosion; rupture; break off
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
how many years; how long; what year
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
period of time; time slot; time zone
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
without permission; without notice
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker