(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
a cut above; one step above
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
plaything; playing (with a toy); gambling; activity using hand-gestures (esp. playing games or singing songs)
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
motion sickness; travel sickness
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to be broad-minded enough to associate with various types of people; to possess a capacious mind
pouring out in large amounts; flowing out gushingly
contrary to one's expectations
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
lack of individuality or personality
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
thereupon; shortly thereafter
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
apparent; obvious; very clear
belief that where there's a will, there's a way
symbol; code; sign; notation
savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough
to bawl; to cry; to scream
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
first of all; first thing
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
process; course; mechanism