habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
to hold fast; to protect to the end
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
(construction of an) argument
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
private tutor; coach; governess
businesslike; professional
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
flat broke; cleaned out; penniless
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
boat to transport mud; (fictional) boat made of (dried) mud
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
on board a ship; aboard a ship
intelligence; intellect; brains
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
carelessly; inattentively
to look stupid; to have a critical lack