to be enchanted; to be charmed
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
(political) power; authority; influence
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
in order; in turn; one by one
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
anthropophobia; taijin kyofusho
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
meeting; greeting; welcome