captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
comparatively; relatively
family; members of a family
selling oneself (into bondage) (esp. for prostitutes)
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
minority group (party); minority
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
unsung hero; person who does a thankless task
self-consciousness; self-awareness
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
rather; sooner; preferably
very likely; very probable
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
on the occasion of; at the time of
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
improvement of relations; rapprochement
extensive; vast range; wide scope
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against