et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
and yet; though; when; in spite of
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
sympathy; compassion; pity
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to say no more; to sink into silence
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
troublesome; annoying; complicated
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
screw; propeller (e.g. on a ship)
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
(being) about to start out; (being) about to leave; having just left; (being) on the way
to take over; to hand over
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
factory; plant; mill; workshop
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
stranger; tramp; wanderer
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede