to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
firmly; solidly; heartily
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
coming to Japan; visit to Japan; arrival in Japan
immigration check; immigration inspection
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
people; men and women; each person; everybody
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
don't you think?; indicates question
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
to do someone in; to bump someone off
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
flag; boolean value; something that foreshadows a future event or outcome (in a film, novel, etc.)