wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense
fertilization; fertilisation; impregnation; pollination; insemination
donor; contributor; provider
to be embarrassed for a reply
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
modern person; people of today
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
section; cross section; profile
to boil up; to be thoroughly cooked
common use; communal use; sharing
like this; this sort; this way
very; greatly; exceedingly
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
destruction; annihilation; extermination
(enter into, be in) a state of war
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
without hesitation; frankly (esp. speaking); bluntly; cutting (forcefully, directly); piercingly
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
househusband; stay-at-home dad
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled