obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
simple and clear; plain and simple
father; dad; husband; you; he
company president; manager; director
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
whispering; murmuring; subdued
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
calamity; disaster; misfortune
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
sense of smell; olfaction
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
dozens; scores of; decades
and then; and so; and; so then