to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
(political) power; authority; influence
to get strong; to gain strength
incident; affair; happening; event
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
pregnancy; conception; gestation
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
discipline; training; teaching manners
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
anything and everything; just about everything
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which