even assuming that ...; even granted that ...
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
Coming of Age Day (national holiday; second Monday in January); Adult's Day
national holiday; public holiday
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
to refuse; to decline; to deny
instability; insecurity; crankiness
subordination; dependency
tendency; trend; inclination
true state; actual condition; reality
fraternal (of twins); diovular; dizygotic; biovular
Mendel's laws (of genetic inheritance)
poor doctor; inept doctor; quack
one's son; you little bastard; you little brat
difference; disparity; gap
profitable plan; good plan
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to take a solid stance; to put one's back in it; to exert oneself
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
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
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend