restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
empty lot; vacant plot of land
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
will not do; do not; does not
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to subsist; to keep on living
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly