to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
mineral matter; metallic property
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to apologize; to apologise
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
model; miniature; sample; specimen; prescribed form
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to move forward; to move on
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to be born; to come into the world