obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
in accordance with; according to
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
never mind!; don't worry about it
how many people; a number of people
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
thereupon; shortly thereafter
enemy movements; enemy's position
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
in search of; in order to look for
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
good; goodness; right; virtue
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)