severe; strict; tough; hard
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
woman; female; feminine gender
had better ...; had better not ...
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
even if; even though; however; no matter how
feeling; sense; impression
biological older sister; real elder sister
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
mental; spiritual; emotional
instability; insecurity; crankiness
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
otherwise; or else; if not
long ago; already; a long time ago
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
(social) position; status
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
at once; immediately; right now
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress