whichever one chooses; either way
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
exemption; exoneration; discharge
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unvirtuous girl
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
custom; practice; convention; precedent
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to go ahead; to pull ahead
last night; yesterday evening
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world