to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
anthropophobia; taijin kyofusho
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
having sociable manners; sociable
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
person concerned; interested party; related party
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
as before; as ever; as it was originally
headquarters; head office; main office
danger; peril; hazard; risk
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
handful; small amount; small number
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high