to side with (someone); to support (someone)
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
to need; to call for; to require
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal provisions; penal code
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
persevering; very patient
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape (by force); sexual assault
to complain; to make a complaint
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
if it is (the case that ...)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
caller; visitor; company; guest
dissolute mind; hardened heart