to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
serious; severe; grave; acute
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
letter; missive; note; mail
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
financial power; financial means; wealth
armed might; military power; the sword; force
marital relationship; marital relations
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled