change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
when it becomes; when it comes to
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
story; tale; talk; discussion
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
intention; idea; inclination; wish
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)