to join; to piece together; to set (bones); to graft (onto a tree)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
love passionately; ardent love; devotion
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
at a young age; while still young
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
contradiction; inconsistency
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to indicate; to show; to point to
birth; creation; formation
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
wisteria trellis; wisteria arbor (arbour); wisteria pergola
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten