to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
and then; and so; and; so then
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
conduct; behavior; behaviour
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
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
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
maid; helper; help; assistance
periodic; regular; routine
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing