rebellious phase; rebellious age
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
ability score (as in RPGs); attribute value
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
recently; lately; these days
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
want to ... do something; would like to ...
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
spring day; spring sunlight
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
ending up right back where one started
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to smash violently; to crush