principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
hard fight; difficult struggle
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
interested person; volunteer; supporter
blood pledge; oath signed in blood
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
complete stranger; total stranger
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
whole nation; whole land; whole country
generalization; generalisation; popularization; to generalize; to generalise; to popularize
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to subsist; to keep on living
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way